The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2022-10-25 at Sea-Tac Airport

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The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2022-10-25 at Sea-Tac Airport

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY
IT'S A REAL PLEASURE BEING HERE TODAY AT THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT
WE DON'T USUALLY GET TO GET OUT OF PIER 69 [INAUDIBLE] BUT THIS IS A PARTICULARLY SPECIAL ONE
MUSEUM OF FLIGHT HOLDS A LOT OF FOND RAINY DAY MEMORIES OF MY KIDS FOR TWELVE, NINE, SIX RIGHT NOW
SO IT'S REALLY FUN TO BE HERE AND TO CELEBRATE A COUPLE OF REALLY GREAT BOARD INITIATIVES THAT ARE PART OF THESE COMMUNITY TOO
SO MY NAME IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT RYAN CALKINS
I'LL BE MEETING THE REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER 25, 2022
TIME IS 12:03 P.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT'S NEW SKYLINE ROOM [INAUDIBLE] COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT CALKINS
PRESENT
THANK YOU
YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM
DUE TO THE CONTINUED VIRTUAL COMPONENT OF PARTICIPATION FOR OUR MEETINGS, WE HAVE STAFF, EXTERNAL PRESENTERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO MAY BE PARTICIPATING ON THEIR PERSONAL DEVICES, WORKING THEIR PHONES
TODAY HE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE VIRTUAL FORMAT
LATER, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS RELATED TO CONDUCT OF THE PORT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS, AS WELL AS FROM THOSE IN PERSON WHO ASSIGNED TO SPEAK
FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING ON TEAMS PLEASE MUTE YOUR SPEAKERS WHO ARE NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING OR PRESENTING
PLEASE KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNLESS YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY, OR YOU ARE A MEMBER OF STAFF IN A PRESENTATION OR ACTIVELY ADDRESSING A COMMISSIONER
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION MAY TURN ON THEIR CAMERAS WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED, SPEAK FOR ANYONE AT THE DIOCESE REPORT
IF YOU TURN OFF THE SPEAKERS ON ANY COMPUTERS AND SILENCE YOUR ADVISORS WHEN YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK, YOU WILL PRESS THE BUTTON FOR YOUR [INAUDIBLE] YOU WILL PRESS IT AGAIN TO SILENCE [INAUDIBLE] THERE IS A VIRTUAL COMPONENT, IT IS CLEAR FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY
[INAUDIBLE] IS CALLED
I ASK THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS WAIT TO BE [INAUDIBLE] ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS TO COASTAL SALISH PEOPLE WITH WHOM YOU SHARE COMMITTMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, THE MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED MAY BE VIEWED ORDER AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT ALL THE WORK THAT OUR STAFF IS DONE TO MAKE THIS REMOTELY POSSIBLE
A LOT OF EXPERTS
THANK YOU ALL
WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA TODAY
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN BUDGET SEASON
THERE'S A LOT TO GET THROUGH
THEREFORE ASKING COMMISSIONERS TO NOTE PRESENTATION SLIDE NUMBERS IN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL THE VERY END
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THOSE SLIDES AS NEEDED
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO LIMIT OUR QUESTIONS TO ONE ROUND PER COMMISSIONER IN ORDER TO EFFICIENTLY PROCEED WITH THE BUSINESS OF THE DAY
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
I'LL NOTE THAT AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN A DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY EQUITY PROGRAM AND THE [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAM BRIEFING WILL BE REORDERED AND TAKEN UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLIC COMMENTS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OR MOTION TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE COMMISSIONER? THE QUESTION IS NOW ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? SO MOVED
SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? HEARING NONE THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED
CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE READ OUR SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY INTO THE RECORD? YES
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM FOUR A
THE RAYSTACK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT PARTICIPATION OR SORRY, PRESENTATION ON THE GREEN ENERGIES TEAM SOLAR CAR
WONDERFUL
OKAY
I'M PLEASED
TODAY WE HAVE A GROUP OF STUDENTS WITH US FROM THE HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT'S RACE BACK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL
I'D LIKE TO THANK PRINCIPAL TERESA TIPSON FOR FACILITATING THEIR ATTENDANCE WITH US TODAY
ALEXIS LEE, OPAL HELLTEL, PAGAN RANKIN AND TIMOTHY JOE
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY
ALEXIS AND OPAL ARE SENIORS AND HAGAN TIMOTHY ARE JUNIORS
RACEBACK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF WASHINGTON STATE'S PREMIER PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS OF CHOICE AND IS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WITH A PASSION FOR AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
THE HIGH SCHOOL IS FITTINGLY LOCATED RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING AT THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT
THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A NATURAL AND OBVIOUS SYNERGY BETWEEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT ALL STARTED WHEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE, CONTRIBUTED ROUGHLY $10 MILLION TO THE SCHOOL'S CONSTRUCTION
FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T VISITED RACEBACK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL, I URGE YOU TO DO SO
IT'S A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY AND THE PERFECT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE AVIATION WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE
THE PORT ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL TO OFFER THEIR STUDENTS EXPERIENCES AND EVENTS THAT EXPOSE THE STUDENTS TO THE VARIETY OF AVIATION RELATED CAREERS THAT EXIST WITHIN AN AIRPORT
EACH YEAR, THE PORT DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTS A COMPREHENSIVE AVIATION REALWORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE THAT THE STUDENTS SERVING IN THEIR ROLE AS AIRPORT CONSULTANTS ARE TASKED WITH SOLVING
I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING AS A JUDGE IN YEARS PAST AND WAS SO INSPIRED BY THE STUDENTS AND THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT IT WAS ONE OF THE CATALYSTS FOR WHY I PUSHED SO HARD FOR MARITIME HIGH SCHOOL
NEW THIS YEAR, THE PORT IS ALSO WORKING WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL'S FRESHMAN CLASS TO PROVIDE EARLY CAREER AWARENESS OPPORTUNITIES
JUST LAST MONTH, PORT REPRESENTATIVES FROM AVIATION OPERATIONS, SECURITY, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND ICT SPENT THE DAY WITH THE STUDENTS, TALKING ABOUT THEIR CAREERS AND ENGAGING WITH THEM IN A SERIES OF MANY CHALLENGES
STUDENTS AT RACEBACK ARE ACHIEVING AMAZING THINGS
AND TODAY WE HAVE A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL'S GREEN ENERGY TEAM
THE GREEN ENERGY TEAM IS LEARNING ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH BY BUILDING AND RACING A SOLAR POWERED CAR
YOU MIGHT HAVE READ A PORT OF SEATTLE STORY ABOUT THE TEAM FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR
BUT RATHER THAN ME PROVIDING A RECAP, LET ME ASK THE STUDENTS TO EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THE TEAM'S PURPOSE AND ITS WORK TO DATE
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU GUYS
ALL RIGHT
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS ALEXIS LEE
THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY NICE INTRODUCTION
I AM THE TEAM PRESIDENT OF THE RACEBACK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL GREEN ENERGY TEAM
I'M OPAL
I'M THE TREASURER OF THE TEAM
I'M HAGAN RANKIN
I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE TEAM
MY NAME IS TIMOTHY JOE, AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE TEAM
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WHAT IS THE RACEBACK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL GREEN ENERGY TEAM
WELL, WE'RE A STUDENT LED TEAM THAT HAS A GOAL OF COMPLETELY DESIGNING, BUILDING, TESTING, AND THEN RACING A ROAD WORTHY SOLAR CAR
SO THIS IS REALLY COOL BECAUSE STUDENTS LIKE US GET TO LEARN THROUGH THE CONTEXT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND APPLY IT TO REAL WORLD PROBLEMS NEXT SLIDE
SO, YEAH, THROUGH THE GREEN ENERGY TEAM, STUDENTS ARE CREATING SHOP EXPERIENCE
THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO MACHINE PARTS, USE MACHINING EQUIPMENT
WE'RE ALSO LEARNING AS A TEAM AND WORKING AS A TEAM
IT'S A LARGE PROJECT, SO WE'RE LEARNING HOW TO WORK TOGETHER, HOW TO DO LEADERSHIP AND STUFF
WE'RE ALSO INTERACTING WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT THINGS LIKE SOLAR ENERGY
WE'VE GOTTEN TO GO TO THE UW AND LEARN AT THE CLEAN ENERGY TEST BEDS AND LEARN ABOUT EQUIPMENT THERE AND USE EQUIPMENT THERE
THAT ALL HAS TO DO WITH GREEN ENERGY AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES
AND IN GENERAL, WE'RE JUST LIKE LEARNING HOW TO RUN A TEAM AND HOW TO YEAH
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OKAY, SO OUR MEMBERS HAVE VARIOUS DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTEREST
SO SOME PEOPLE MIGHT WANT TO WORK MORE ON THE PHYSICAL CAR, AND SOME PEOPLE WANT TO WORK MORE ON OUTREACH AND FUNDRAISING OR LOGISTICS
SO FOR THIS REASON, WE SPLIT OUR TEAM INTO DIFFERENT SUB TEAMS TO SEPARATE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WORK THAT WE DO
SO WE HAVE A STRUCTURAL MECHANICAL TEAM WHICH OVERSEES THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE ACTUAL MECHANICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR
WE HAVE AN ELECTRICAL TEAM WHICH MANAGES THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR
THE TELEMETRY AND STRATEGY TEAM, WHICH MAINTAINS THE DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM ON OUR CAR AND DESIGNS THE RACE STRATEGY FOR OUR COMPETITION
WE HAVE AN OUTREACH AND FUNDRAISING TEAM WHICH MANAGES OUR SPONSORS
AND THIS TEAM REACHES OUT TO DIFFERENT COMPANIES TO TRY TO FUNDRAISE FOR OUR TEAM BECAUSE OUR TEAM HAS A BUDGET THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD, SO WE HAVE TO ASK OTHER PEOPLE TO DONATE IF THEY CAN
WE HAVE ALSO A LOGISTICS TEAM WHICH MANAGES JUST GENERAL LOGISTICS
VERY IMPORTANT PART, PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS THE ACTUAL TRIP TO TEXAS, WHICH IS WHERE WE USUALLY HAVE OUR COMPETITIONS
THERE'S AN ENTIRE LOGISTICS PLANNING PROCESS THAT THIS TEAM GOES THROUGH
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SO THE SOLAR CARD CHALLENGE IS A NATIONAL SOLAR CHALLENGE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION
WE ARE THE ONLY TEAM FROM WASHINGTON STATE, AND WE TRAVEL DOWN THERE IN JULY FOR A SEVEN DAY TRIP
SO THREE OF THOSE DAYS WE HAVE TO SPEND OUR TIME PROVING THAT OUR CAR IS SAFE TO RACE
SO THERE'S A VERY THICK RULE BOOK THAT WE HAVE TO COMPLY TO AND WE HAVE TO JUSTIFY ALL OF OUR ENGINEERING DECISIONS FROM THE ENTIRE YEAR ONCE WE QUALIFY, IT'S A FOUR DAY ENDURANCE RACE AT THE TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THREE RACES AS A TEAM
IN 2019, WE WON OUR FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AS A ROOKIE TEAM
WE WERE BACK IN 2021
IT WAS A COVID YEAR, SO WE SKIPPED 2020
AND THEN WE WERE BACK THIS LAST SUMMER, COMPLETING 806 TOTAL LAPS OF- CRUSHING OUR OWN RECORD FROM 2019, MAKING US BACK TO BACK TO BACK NATIONAL SOLARCAR CHAMPIONS
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OKAY, SO 2019 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE BUILT A SOLAR CAR, AND THIS YEAR WE WERE MOSTLY JUST FOCUSING ON BUILDING THE CAR ITSELF, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE COULD IMPROVE ON
SO IN 2021, WE BUILT OUR SECOND CAR, AND THIS YEAR WE PUT THE FIRST MONTH OR SO PURELY INTO THE DESIGN OF THE CAR
SO WE PUT A LOT MORE THOUGHT INTO AERODYNAMICS AND A LOT MORE SMALL THINGS THAT WE WEREN'T THINKING OF INITIALLY
AND THEN IN 2022, WE FURTHER REFINED THAT DESIGN WITH THE SAME CAR, AND I THINK WE DID PRETTY WELL
THAT WAS THIS YEAR
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SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW FOR THIS YEAR'S SOLAR CAR RACE
IT IS A CROSSCOUNTRY RACE FROM FORT WORTH, TEXAS TO PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA, AS OPPOSED TO A TRACK RACE
THIS CHANGES THE GAME A LOT
WE'RE STILL FOCUSING ON THE SAME GOALS, WHICH IS MAKING THE CAR AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE
BUT NOW WE ALSO HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THERE ARE MORE TURNS LIKE SLOWING DOWN
THERE ARE SOME OTHER DESIGN CHANGES THIS YEAR, HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE MOVING TO A CARBON FIBER SHELL, WHICH GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE FREEDOM IN THE DESIGN
SO WE'RE EXPLORING SOME NEW DESIGNS AND WE'RE USING CFD TO TEST OUR AERODYNAMICS
WE'RE TESTING OUT SOME THEORIES THAT WE FOUND FROM DIFFERENT COLLEGE TEAMS AND TRYING TO SEE WHAT WORKS THE BEST FOR US
AND THEN THE OTHER THING WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW IS ONBOARDING AND TRAINING OUR NEW MEMBERS SO THAT THEY CAN HOPEFULLY BUILD MORE CARS IN THE FUTURE
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SO, IF YOU WANT TO STAY IN TOUCH, WE HAVE A WEBSITE WHERE WE POST BLOGS FAIRLY FREQUENTLY
WE HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS SUCH AS INSTAGRAM, TWITTER AND YOUTUBE AS WELL
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YEAH
SO DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YOU CAUGHT ME
I'M TRYING TO LOOK UP YOUR TWITTER ACCOUNT SO I CAN FOLLOW YOU
I WILL GET TO THAT LATER
YEAH, I THINK WE WOULD LOVE TO DO SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU GUYS
COMMISSIONERS, HOW OLD ARE YOU GUYS? I'M 16
I'M 16, TOO
17
I'M ALSO 17
SAYS THE COMMISSIONER, WHO'S SCARCELY 30
YEAH
I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I DID JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT OF HOW BLOWN I AM AWAY OF ALL THE STUFF THAT YOU'VE DONE IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
I THINK EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PRESENTATION, BUT I DIDN'T REALLY REALIZE HOW THE BREADTH OF WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL DOING
YOU GUYS ARE LEADING TEAMS AND DOING THINGS THAT I THINK BASICALLY WHAT PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR THIRTIES
FORTIES
FIFTIESS ARE DOING
AND YOU GUYS ARE SO FAR AHEAD OF OBVIOUSLY WHERE I WAS WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE
BUT ALSO JUST I'M TOTALLY INSPIRED RIGHT NOW AND HOPEFUL AND EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE
THE FACT THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN YOU ALL AND YOU ARE DOING THIS WORK AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE
I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO TEN YEARS FROM NOW
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING HERE AND PROVIDING YOUR PRESENTATION, AND I'LL BE FOLLOWING ALONG ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
YOUR PARENTS MUST BE SO PROUD OF YOU
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE WORK
YOU'RE DOING WHAT PRESENTS AS COLLEGE LEVEL WORK, COMPARING FINDINGS FROM PREVIOUS STUDIES AND TRIALS, APPLYING IT TO YOUR OWN THEORIES, AND TESTING THOSE HYPOTHESES WITH THE PROVEN, THE PUDDING WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES
I FOR ONE AM DEEPLY INSPIRED TO KNOW THAT ONE DAY IT'S YOU WHO WILL NOT BE THE 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SAVING THE WORLD AND DEFINING OUR FUTURE, BUT CALLING THE SHOTS AND SERVING AS THE FUTURE PORT COMMISSIONERS AND BEING THE PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD, LEADING TEAMS AND TAKING THE ADVANCEMENTS EVEN FURTHER
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING HERE AND SHARING FOR ALL OF US HERE
IT'S A FULL ROOM TODAY AT THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHAT'S NOT IN YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT WHAT YOU DID SHARE WITH ME BEFORE THE MEETING IS THAT YOU ALSO DO ADVOCACY
AND SO CAN YOU JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BESIDES THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION, HAVE YOU BEEN TO CITY COUNCILS OR COUNTY COUNCILS OR ANY FEDERAL AGENCIES TO SHARE YOUR WORK WITH THEM? WELL, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, FOR YOUR COMMENT
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT
AND WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT
BUT YES, PART OF OUR TEAM IS WE DO NEED THAT OUTREACH PIECE, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE TO COMPLETELY FUNDRAISE THIS PROJECT ON OUR OWN
AND WHILE WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT OUR MENTORS AND OUR SPONSORS
SO GETTING THOSE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
OPAL JUST TALKED TO THE FAA THIS PAST WEEK
I'LL LET HER TOUCH ON THAT IN A SECOND
BUT HAVING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS GOING OUT THERE AND REACHING OUT AND SAYING, HEY, WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO BUILD A CARBON FIBER MOLD, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE OR DIRECT US IN THAT AREA? SO LAST WEEK, I BELIEVE I GOT THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TO LAWRENCE WILDGUIS, ONE OF THE FAA, AND SO HE DOES STUFF WITH SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE FAA
SO WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CONTEXT OF AVIATION, BUT ALSO JUST IN GENERAL
THAT WAS GREAT
YEAH, AWESOME
THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRINCIPAL WHO IS HERE WITH YOU TODAY, WHO HAS BEEN LEADING THE CHARGE, AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE YOUR WORK AND YOUR INSIGHTS WITH ALL OF US
WE'RE BETTER FOR IT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
WELL, I THINK YOU ALL HAVE SAID WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY
I'M SUPER INSPIRED BY THIS PRESENTATION
IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE, THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE
I GUESS THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR YOU ALL IS, DO YOU GUYS HAVE DRIVER'S LICENSE? YOU GUYS ARE DOING ALL THIS BEHIND THE WHEEL WORK? YEAH
YES, WE DO
[LAUGHTER] MOST OF THE TEAM THAT GOES TO TEXAS, IF THEY HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DRIVE IT DURING THE RACE, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING
YEAH, THAT'S AWESOME
GREAT QUESTION
THANK YOU ALL, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT YOU GUYS' WORK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANKS
TRULY IMPRESSIVE
AND I THINK I WAS GOING TO MENTION HERE IS THAT JUST TO FOCUS ON THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, THE STEM WORK, AND IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE
AND OF COURSE, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GOOD PEOPLE HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
SO PLEASE KEEP US IN MIND AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR STUDIES AND LOOK FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENTS
THANKS
YOU STOLE MY COMMENT, WHICH WAS I WAS GOING TO HAND UP BUSINESS CARDS AND SAY, PLEASE COME APPLY FOR WORK AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
MY ONLY OTHER CONTRIBUTION TO THIS WOULD BE TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EMPHASIS ON THE BREADTH OF STEM CAREERS THAT I THINK TOO OFTENTIMES PARENTS AND EVEN STUDENTS THINK THAT STEM MEANS YOU MUST BE AN ENGINEER
BUT IN FACT, STEM INVOLVES IN PROJECTS LIKE THIS REALLY ILLUSTRATE THAT
A LOT OF IT IS COMMUNICATING HARD CONCEPTS TO LAY PEOPLE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND OR GOING OUT AND ADVOCATING FOR FUNDING FOR WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO PURSUE THIS KIND OF STUFF
SO THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS ARE GETTING THAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE TOO, IN THE MIDST OF THIS IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AS A HIGH SCHOOL KID TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST PROGRAM THAT IS SIMILAR TO THIS
AND FOR ME, IT WAS AT THE TIME EXTRACURRICULAR
AND SO TO HEAR THAT YOU GET TO DO IT IN HIGH SCHOOL, I'M SURE THIS IS PRETTY MUCH A FULL TIME JOB FOR YOU GUYS, PARTICULARLY AS YOU APPROACH THE SEASON OF THE COMPETITION
THAT KIND OF GRIT THAT YOU ARE LEARNING AS YOU BUILD UP TO THAT MOMENT WILL SERVE YOU REALLY WELL TOO
AND FINALLY, THE TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION
THERE REALLY IS NO BETTER SKILL TO LEARN FOR THE WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE THAN HOW TO WORK WITH OTHERS, BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING TO A POINT IN TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THERE ARE NO LONE RANGERS
YOU REALLY HAVE TO WORK IN TEAM TO GET ANYTHING DONE
AND SO IT'S JUST REALLY INSPIRING WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING
KEEP IT UP
THANKS FOR MAKING OUR REGION THE LEADER NATIONWIDE IN THIS APPROACH AND DOING IT AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING
AND AGAIN, JUST A QUICK THANK YOU TO TERESE FOR FACILITATING THIS AND A HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HAS TRULY BEEN A LEADER IN INNOVATIVE EDUCATION MODELS FOR OUR REGION'S YOUTH
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
STEVE
THANKS, COMMISSIONERS
THAT'S A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW
AND LET ME SAY ONCE AGAIN, LET ME THANK THE RACEBACK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL GREEN ENERGY TEAM FOR THEIR FANTASTIC PRESENTATION
IT'S AWESOME TO SEE SUCH A GROUP OF TALENTED, MOTIVATED STUDENTS PUTTING THEIR ENERGY TOWARDS SOLVING REALWORLD PROBLEMS I SHOULD SAY APPLIED ENGINEERING IS ESPECIALLY IMPRESSIVE
WITH THAT TURNING TO TODAY, I WANT TO START BY ECHOING MY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE TODAY'S OFF SITE MEETING POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY COMMISSION CLERK'S OFFICE, SCCTV, AND THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT STAFF
OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN
ALSO, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HINDU FESTIVAL OF DIWALI, WHICH STARTED YESTERDAY
THE FIVE DAY FESTIVAL LIGHT SYMBOLIZES THE SPIRITUAL VICTORY OF LIGHT OVER DARKNESS, GOOD OVER EVIL, AND KNOWLEDGE OVER IGNORANCE
OUR HINDU CO WORKERS AND NEIGHBORS CELEBRATE BY EXCHANGING GIFTS, SHARING FOOD, LIGHTING LAMPS AND CANDLES, AND SOMETIMES EVEN SETTING OFF FIREWORKS
I HOPE EVERYONE WHO OBSERVES THIS HOLIDAY IS ABLE TO ENJOY IT WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OVER THIS TIME
COMMISSIONER A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE PORT WAS THE LEAD SPONSOR OF AN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR TRAVEL SUMMIT
THE EVENT, HELD IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM, BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 100 THOUGHT LEADERS FROM WASHINGTON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM INDUSTRY TO DISCUSS TOPICS LIKE MAKING ECHO TOURISM MORE DIVERSE, ADDRESSING THE HIDDEN BURDENS OF TOURISM, AND HOW TO GARNER INSPIRING MEDIA COVERAGE OF THEIR DESTINATIONS
THE ULTIMATE GOALS OF THE SUMMIT ARE TO FURTHER BUILD OUR ECO TOURISM BRAND AND TOURISM RECOVERY BY RECRUITING MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE TRAVELERS FROM NEAR AND FAR
CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND NUMEROUS PORT STAFF WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THIS EVENT HAPPEN
IN TERMS OF MAJOR OPERATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, THIS PAST SUNDAY WAS OUR LAST CRUISE OF THE 2022 SEASON
I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THE PORT WAS ABLE TO HOST A SAFE, HEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL RETURN OF THE CRUISE SEASON WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY REACHING NEW MILESTONES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS BOTH THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND THE REMARKABLE PROGRESS ON SUSTAINABILITY ARE A TESTAMENT TO THE RESILIENCY PROFESSIONALISM OF THE CRUISE LINES, OUR STAFF, LOCAL LEADERS, LABOR PARTNERS, AND SO MANY OTHERS INVOLVED IN OUR CRUISE BUSINESS
OVER THE COURSE OF THE 2022 SEASON, 1.28 MILLION REVENUE PASSENGERS, OR 640,000 INDIVIDUAL TRAVELERS, CAME THROUGH THE PORT OF SEATTLE ON AN ALASKAN CRUISE
THE NEW PASSENGER VOLUME RECORD MARKS A 6% INCREASE OVER THE 2019 PASSENGER VOLUME AND SUPPORTED THE REGIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER THIS YEAR, THIS FASTER THAN EXPECTED RECOVERY OF THE SEATTLE ALASKA CRUISE ITINERARY HAS ALLOWED THE PORT TO ADD ANOTHER $2 MILLION INTO FUNDING FOR ITS YOUTH CAREER LAUNCH PILOT PROGRAM, NOW FUNDED AT $4.1 MILLION FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS
SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE'RE MAKING GREAT STRIDES IN OUR GREEN CRUISE CORRIDOR PROJECT TO FULLY DECARBONIZE THE WASHINGTON, ALASKA, BRITISH COLUMBIA
ITINERARY
LAST WEEK, OUR GREEN CORRIDOR FIRST MOVERS GROUP REACHED CONSENSUS ON DEFINITIONS AND WORKED MORE ON THE PROJECT CHARTER, WHICH IS ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR
NEXT MONTH, THESE PARTNERS HOPE TO REACH CONSENSUS ON A FINAL PROJECT CHARTER, BEGIN DEVELOPMENT OF FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT, SCOPE OF WORK, AND DISCUSS HOW PARTNERS WILL RESOURCE THE JOINT PLANNING WORK
FINALLY, I WANT TO PUBLICLY NOTE THE UPCOMING CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
IT WAS IN 1972 DURING A PERIOD OF SKYJACKINGS WHEN SKYJACKINGS WERE VERY COMMON AND THERE WAS ALMOST NO SECURITY AT AIRPORTS
I CAN STILL REMEMBER THOSE DAYS WHEN OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD, THERE WERE 130 SKYJACKINGS IN THE US
ALONE
DURING THAT TIME PERIOD WHEN THE PORT IT WAS IN 1972 THAT THE PORT MADE THE IMPORTANT DECISION TO INCREASE SAFETY AND SECURITY BY TRANSITIONING TO A POLICE FORCE OF SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
THIS ANNIVERSARY IS A TREMENDOUS MILESTONE, AND ALL OF US OWE DEEP DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO TO KEEP US SAFE, ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR OPERATIONS AT OUR AIRPORT AND SEAPORT
THE JOB OF THE POLICE PORT POLICE IS INCREASINGLY COMPLICATED AND CHALLENGING, FROM COUNTER TERRORISM AND DRUG INTERDICTION TO COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND RESPONDING TO INDIVIDUALS AT OUR FACILITIES IN CRISIS OR EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
YET THEY HANDLE ALL THESE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH PROFESSIONALISM RESPECT FOR OTHERS AND A COMMITMENT TO OUR ORGANIZATION IN THE REGION
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER DAVE SOIKI AND I MYSELF LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN THE FORMAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION LATER THIS WEEK
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ITEM EIGHT D ON CONSENT AGENDA SUPPORTS STAGE TWO OF STATE ROUTE 509 COMPLETION PROJECT
THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS PARTNERED WITH THE STATE, PORT OF TACOMA, KING COUNTY, PIERCE COUNTY AND 13 OTHER LOCAL AGENCY CITIES TO SUPPORT THE PUGET SOUND GATEWAY PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES STATE ROUTE 167 AND STATE ROUTE 509 COMPLETION PROJECTS
STAGE ONE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT IS WELL UNDERWAY, AND THE STATE PLANS TO BEGIN THE PROCUREMENT FOR STAGE TWO LATER THIS YEAR
THIS ACTION AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE PORT THAT SUPPORTS IMPLEMENTATION
STAFF WILL RETURN NEXT YEAR WITH A PROJECT BRIEFING AS WELL AS A REQUEST FOR THE PORT'S $30 MILLION FUNDING COMMITMENT
THE PUGET SOUND GATEWAY PROGRAM WILL HELP THE PORT OF SEATTLE
MOVE, FREIGHT
FASTER
EFFICIENT FREIGHT IS CRITICAL TO OUR COMPETITIVENESS AS A GATEWAY TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR EXPORTERS AND TO OUR ABILITY TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
IT ALSO INCLUDES SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES LIVING NEAR INCOMPLETE NETWORKS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE OF THE CHALLENGING IMPACTS OF GROWTH
ITEM EIGHT E IS THE FINAL PHASE OF OUR RESTROOM UPGRADE PROJECTS AT SEA SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THIS FIFTH AND FINAL PHASE OF THE RESTROOM UPGRADE PROJECT RENOVATES EXISTING RESTROOMS ON CONCOURSE B, C AND D TO NEW STANDARDS AND INCORPORATES ADDITIONAL AMENITIES, INCLUDING ADULT CHANGING TABLES, A MOTHER'S ROOM, AN ANIMAL RELIEF AREA, AND ADDITIONAL FAMILY ROOMS THE PROJECT RECEIVED $10 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING FROM THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, IN PART TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY ASPECTS OF THIS PROJECT
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2024
AS A REMINDER, PHASE FOUR IS CURRENTLY IN CONSTRUCTION AND WILL INCLUDE ADDITION OF OUR FIRST ALL GENDER RESTROOMS AT SEA
ITEM EIGHT G RELATES TO OUR PORT OWNED AND OPERATED STORMWATER UTILITY
THIS ITEM INCLUDES AN UPDATE ON OUR STORMWATER UTILITY WORK AS WELL AS A 2023 RATE APPROVAL REQUEST
SPECIFICALLY, THE STAFF RECOMMENDS A RATE INCREASE OF 4.6% FOR 2023, WHICH WILL HELP THE PORT EXCEED STORMWATER REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
ENSURE FUNDING OF CRITICAL CAPITAL INVESTMENTS TO MEET OUR CENTURY AGENDA GOALS
THE MARINES STORMWATER UTILITY WAS ESTABLISHED BY COMMISSION CHARTER IN 2014 TO FUND STORMWATER SERVICES, FACILITIES, SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING POLLUTION CONTROL AND TREATMENT OF STORMWATER DISCHARGES TO ENSURE THE VALUE TO OUR CUSTOMERS IN A BROADER COMMUNITY ALONG THE DUWAMISH AND ELLIOTT BAY
THE UTILITY HAS DRIVEN INNOVATIVE STORMWATER TREATMENTS, INCLUDING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTALLED SYSTEMS VOLUNTARILY ON PORT PROPERTIES
ONE EXAMPLE OF AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTED BY THE UTILITY ARE THE OYSTERSHELL BARRELS THAT RECEIVE AND TREAT STORMWATER FROM THE ROOFS OF TERMINAL 102 COMMERCIAL BUILDING
WE ARE FINDING THAT CLEAN REUSE SHELLS, WHICH WE PURCHASED FROM TAYLOR SHELLFISH, ARE EFFECTIVE IN TREATING RUNOFF, PARTICULARLY AERIAL DEPOSITS FROM THE WEST SEATTLE FREEWAY THAT CAN INCLUDE HIGH LEVELS OF ZINC AND COPPER, WHICH ARE KNOWN TO HARM SALMON
FINALLY, ITEM EIGHT H IS FOR THE THIRD YEAR OF OUR AIRFIELD, PAVEMENT AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
THESE MULTI YEAR PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO ENSURE AVIATION, PAVEMENT AND UTILITY ASSETS ARE MANAGED IN A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FASHION
MAINTAINING THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IS CRITICAL AND ESSENTIAL FOR AIRPORT OPERATIONS
INCLUDED IN THIS AUTHORIZATION, IT'S ADDED SCOPE FOR SNOW STORAGE, SECURITY SYSTEMS AND INSTALLATION OF SECURED VEHICLE CHECKPOINTS
THESE PROJECTS HAVE OVERLAPPING WORK AREAS AND ARE BUNDLED TO BE DELIVERED CONCURRENTLY TO MINIMIZE OPERATIONAL IMPACTS AND IMPROVE AIRFIELD, SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY
CONTRACTS IN THIS AUTHORIZATION WILL HAVE AN 8% DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ASPIRATIONAL GOAL AND A 14% WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ASPIRATIONAL GOAL
BOTH CONTRACTS ARE REQUESTING INCLUSION OF A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT AND WILL CREATE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 CONSTRUCTION JOBS BY EACH CONTRACT
COMMISSIONERS, USUALLY I WOULD TALK ABOUT OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY, BUT WE HAVE A RATHER LENGTHY AGENDA
IN ORDER TO SAVE SOME TIME, I'LL WAIT UNTIL THE INTRODUCTION OF EACH ITEM TO DESCRIBE THEM
COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, STEVE
NEXT UP WE HAVE COMMUNITY REPORTS
ERICA CHUNG, COMMISSION'S STRATEGIC ADVISOR, WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT AND SHE'S GETTING SITUATED
YOU WANT TO MAKE ONE NOTE
IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN ONE OF THESE WRISTBANDS, THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU AND THEY PROVIDE YOU WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN HERE WITH US AT THE MEETING, WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO STAY TILL THE VERY END BEFORE YOU LEAVE
ANY TIME YOU WANT
IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE, YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MUSEUM FACILITIES
ALL RIGHT, ERICA
GO AHEAD
GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMISSION
PRESIDENT CALKINS AND COMMISSIONERS
I HAVE THREE COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ONE SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT FOR YOU TODAY
COMMISSIONER CALKINS AND FELLEMAN CONVENED THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 17
AT THIS TIME, THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED A THIRD AND FINAL BRIEFING ON THE STATUS OF THE DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY POLICY DIRECTIVE REVIEW AND AMENDMENT PROJECT
THE PROJECT UPDATE CONSISTED OF A COMPARISON OF THE PORT DELEGATION POLICY WITH THAT OF SIMILARLY SITUATED IN COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS AN OVERVIEW OF THE DATA COMPILED IN THE PROJECT ANALYSIS
THIS DATA INCLUDES, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CATEGORIES AND COMPARISONS OF COMMISSION AUTHORIZATIONS OVER THE PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, STAFF AND COMMISSION TIME SPENT IN THIS PROCESS, THE EROSION OF PURCHASING POWER SINCE ADOPTION OF THE CURRENT DELEGATION THRESHOLD IN 2022, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S CURRENT ABILITY TO RUN THE PORT IN TERMS OF MINUTES TIMES WITHOUT FURTHER COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION
OTHER LEGAL AND TECHNICAL AREAS OF AMENDMENT WERE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING UPDATES TO REAL ESTATE, LEGAL, PROJECT DELEGATIONS AND PROJECT DELEGATIONS
PROJECT TEAM AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ALSO DISCUSSED BENEFITS FOR THE COMMISSIONER STAFF AND PUBLIC PROJECTS IN RAISING THE DELEGATION LEVEL AND METHOD TO ENSURE INCREASED TRANSPARENCY IN THE PROCESS
THE PROJECT IS BASED ON THE PORT'S INTERNAL AUDIT COMMITTEE'S 2020 AUDIT OF THE DELEGATION PROCESS, FINDINGS THAT THE SYSTEM IS WORKING AS INTENDED WITHOUT ISSUE, AND THEIR OBSERVATIONS THAT AN EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITY EXISTS FOR THE POLICY DIRECTIVE
THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE COMMISSION AMEND THE POLICY DIRECTIVE DELEGATION THRESHOLD TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO BE INCREASED TO A LEVEL COMMENSURATE WITH COMPARISON AND OTHER PORT AGENCIES DUE TO THE EROSION OF PURCHASING POWER AND INCREASES INFLATION SERVICES AND SUPPLIES AND THE CPI WITH EMPHASIS ON TRANSPARENCY AND ENSURING THE PORT IS A HIGH EFFICIENCY PUBLIC AGENCY
COMMISSIONERS CALKINS AND HASEGAWA CONVENED THE SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 18 AND WERE BRIEFED ON TWO ITEMS THEY WERE BRIEFED ON MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO LIQUID FUEL, STUDY SCOPE, TIMELINE AND ANTICIPATED
OUTCOMES AND DISCUSSED THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY'S FIRST DELIVERABLES, WHICH WAS AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES AND EXISTING FACILITIES THAT CONVERT MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO LIQUID FUELS
COMMISSIONER WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON RECENT ADVOCACY EFFORTS SURROUNDING MARITIME DECARBONISATION OF PORTS AND VESSELS
THE WATERFRONT INDUSTRIAL LAND COMMITTEE MET ON OCTOBER 18
DURING THE MEETING, CO CHAIRS FELLEMAN, HASEGAWA, STATE OF WASHINGTON TOURISM DIRECTOR DAVID BLANFORD AND PORT STAFF DEBRIEFED ON THE SUCCESS OF THE INAUGURAL RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR TRAVEL SUMMIT AND POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS
PORT STAFF ALSO PROVIDED A BRIEFING ON THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S INDUSTRIAL LANDS FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY AND RECEIVED INPUT FROM THE CO CHAIRS
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND MOHAMED, ALONG WITH CITY OF SEA TAC MAYOR SIMPSON, DEPUTY MAYOR NEGUSSE AND COUNCIL MEMBER KWON, PARTICIPATING IN A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 21, WHICH WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE SEPTEMBER 16 MEETING REGARDING THE NORTH SEATAC PARK
THERE WAS A ROBUST DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FUTURE USE OF THE PARK, CURRENT ZONING OF PARK PROPERTY AND CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS WITHIN THE PARK PROPERTY
PORT STAFF SHARED THE NEED FOR COMPLETION OF STUDIES RELATED TO AIRPORT PROPERTIES AND LAND STEWARDSHIPS TO HELP INFORM ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS POSED ABOUT FUTURE USE OF THE PARK, WHICH WILL TAKE UNTIL QUARTER FOUR, 2023, TO COMPLETE
CITY SHARED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE POTENTIAL RISK AND BARRIERS REGARDING POSSIBLE CHANGES TO CURRENT LEASES AND USES, AND PORT STAFF AGREED TO BRING BACK INFORMATION TO SHARE AT THE NEXT AJAC MEETING IN DECEMBER
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, ERICA, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? TERRIFIC
THANK YOU SO MUCH
WE ARE NOW AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA
THE PORT COMMISSIONER WELCOMES PUBLIC COMMENT AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS
COMMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION IN ITS DELIBERATIONS
EACH COMMENTER WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK AND SHOULD STAY WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE PREPARED TO SPEAK
YOU'RE TAKING COMMENTS FROM ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY, AS WELL AS FROM ANYONE WHO HAS JOINED US IN THE CHAMBERS HERE AT THE MUSEUM WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME
IF YOU ARE JOINING VIRTUALLY, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF, THEN REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING ON THE WEBSITE, PLEASE MUTE THE WEBSITE STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
IF YOU'RE SPEAKING FROM THE ROOM, PLEASE COME TO THE TESTIMONY TABLE, REPEAT YOUR NAME AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
AS A REMINDER, COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
CLERK HART, YOU PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER? YES, THANK YOU
WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS SIGNING UP VIRTUALLY TODAY AND MANY FROM THE ROOM, SO I'LL START WITH OUR VIRTUAL SIGN UPS TODAY, BEGINNING WITH SABRINA JOHNSON
SABRINA, IF YOU COULD REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR PORT RELATED TOPIC AS WELL, PLEASE
THANK YOU
YES
GOOD AFTERNOON
SABRINA JOHNSON
MY COMMENT IS CONCERNING THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY EQUITY PROGRAM
AGAIN
MY NAME IS SABRINA JOHNSON
I'M WITH THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY IN WASHINGTON, DC
I'M A SENIOR ADVISER IN THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL, JUSTICE AND EXTERNAL CIVIL RIGHTS
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I HAD THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO WORK CLOSELY WITH SOME OF THE GREAT FOLKS AT THE PORT, INCLUDING CHRISTINA BILLINGSLEY, ELIZABETH LEVITT, BEFORE SHE RETIRED, NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF THE DUWAMISH VALLEY PORT COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM, SUCH AS PAULINA LOPEZ, ANDREW SCHIFFER, RICH BROWN, ALSO WITH LYNN GOLD OF THE JUST HEALTH ACTION AND SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS, THE PORT COMMISSIONER THERE, ALONG WITH MY EPA COLLEAGUES OUT THERE IN SEATTLE, CARL PEPLY AND RUNNING GRASS BEFORE HE RETIRED
I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND THE COMMISSION, THE PORT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THEIR VERY SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIP BUILDING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY WITH FOCUS ON YOUTH PROGRAMMING AND REALLY INSTITUTIONALIZING EQUITY AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN PRIORITIES THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION
I'VE ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET BOOKDA GHEISAR AND LANCE LITTLE ON THE AIRPORT SIDE OF THINGS
ALL OF THIS GREW OUT OF SOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT EPA PROVIDED AND IT WAS FORMALIZED INTO THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY EQUITY PROGRAM
AND WE JUST WANT TO REALLY COMMEND YOU ON YOUR INNOVATIONS AND YOUR DEDICATION TO REALLY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL AROUND THAT AREA
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MISS JOHNSON
NEXT SPEAKER? CLAEK? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BRENDA GONZALEZ
BRENDA, IF YOU COULD REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AS WELL AS YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT
THANK YOU
HI, MY NAME IS BRENDA GONZALEZ AND MY TOPIC IS ACTIVATION AND PROGRAMMING AT THE HUB
SO I'M WITH [SPANISH ORGANIZATION NAME] AND WE ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN SOUTH PARK AND WE'RE SERVING THE LATINX COMMUNITIES OF KING COUNTY
AND I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE TEAM AT THE DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY HUB TO HOST DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EVENTS AROUND THE CAREER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH
AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT OUR MOST RECENT EVENT IN AUGUST, WE HAD IT BACK TO SCHOOL RESOURCE FAIR, WHERE WE HAD OVER ABOUT 300 PEOPLE COME IN
WE GAVE AWAY 300 BACKPACKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, WE HAD USE OF VACCINATIONS ON SITE, AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION SHARING IMPORTANT RESOURCES AROUND HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, SAFETY AND MORE
WE ALSO INVITED LOCAL FOOD VENDORS TO ATTEND, AND IT WAS JUST LIKE A REALLY GREAT EVENT TO ATTEND
IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO WITNESS ALL OF THE RESOURCE SHARING AND THE COMMUNITY BUILDING IN A PLACE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES TRUST
AND WE FEEL THAT THE HUB HAS BEEN A GREAT RESOURCE FOR US AS A NONPROFIT TO FURTHER OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, TO SHARE THE DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER, SUCH AS LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND SYSTEM NAVIGATION
AND, YEAH, IT'S JUST ALLOWED US TO HAVE A FURTHER REACH WITH OUR SERVICES
WE OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THIS
AND, YEAH, I'M REALLY THANKFUL TO GET TO WORK WITH THE HUB, AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE DOMESTIC VALLEY EQUITY PROGRAM GROW AND CONTINUE HAVING EVENTS AT THE HUB
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU, MISS GONZALEZ CLARK
NEXT SPEAKER
YES
AND NOW WE'LL CALL FROM THE ROOM BEGINNING WITH CRYSTAL BROWN
CRYSTAL, PLEASE COME TO THE TABLE AND RESTATE YOUR NAME AND PORT RELATED TOPIC FOR THE RECORD
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS CRYSTAL BROWN
I'M WITH CULTIVATE SOUTH PARK, A NONPROFIT IN SOUTH PARK, AND I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE HUB TODAY
AND AGAIN, MY NAME IS CRYSTAL BROWN
SO MY ORGANIZATION, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS IN GEORGETOWN AND SOUTH PARK, WE HAVE HAD IMMENSE GRATITUDE FOR THE HUB AND HOW THEY HAVE DONE INCREDIBLE OUTREACH
PEACHES, CHRISTINA, BETSY, THEY'VE BEEN WONDERFUL ADVOCATES
ONE OF THE GREAT PROGRAMS THAT WE HAD WAS THE URBAN INNOVATOR'S INTERNSHIP IN 2021
THROUGH THAT PROGRAM, WE SUPPORTED AND ENGAGED LOCAL YOUTH IN A SUMMER, FALL, AND WINTER PROGRAM, DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CREATED GREEN JOB INTEREST
ONE OF THE THINGS ON DISPLAY, WHICH YOU ALL CAN GO LOOK AT, AT THE HUB, IS A BEAUTIFUL MURAL PUT ON BY THE YOUTH
THEY CREATED IT, AND IT'S CALLED PLASTIC OCEANS
AND THAT PARTICULAR MURAL IS FOCUSING ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, AND HIGHLIGHTING WHY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS SO IMPORTANT
IT'S CALLED PLASTIC OCEANS, AND IT'S ON DISPLAY AT THE HUB RIGHT NOW
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE HUB AND WITH THE PORT
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A SATURDAY MARKET AT THE HUB, WHICH WILL FEATURE ALL LOCAL ARTISTS FROM SEATTLE, LOCAL FOOD VENDORS
WE DID DO THIS SATURDAY MARKET ALREADY IN SOUTH PARK AT ANOTHER VENUE
WE WERE PUT IN SEATTLE TIMES AND WE HAD IMMENSE SUPPORT FOR SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS HERE IN SEATTLE
WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT TO OUR SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES
I BELIEVE, AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'M 100% CORRECT, BUT I THINK THERE IS ONLY BUSINESSES IN SEATTLE OR IN SOUTH PARK BESIDES, THE INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES ARE ALL SMALL BUSINESSES
WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER, WE WORK TOGETHER
I'M SURPRISED AT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM THAT I KNOW THAT ARE SUPPORTING THE SAME PLEA TO THE PORTFOLIO
SO WE'RE JUST REALLY THANKFUL TO CHRISTINA AND TO PEACHES AND TO BETSY FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY, AND WE SUPPORT THEM RIGHT BACK
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MISS BROWN
NEXT SPEAKER
NEXT SPEAKER IS ROSARIO MARIA MEDINA
AND, ROSARIO, IF YOU COULD PLEASE RESTATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE
THANK YOU
HI
MY NAME IS ROSSARIO
MARIA MEDINA
I LIVE IN GEORGETOWN, AND MY TOPIC IS FUNDING FOR THE DOMESTIC VALLEY
SO I LIVE IN GEORGETOWN, AND I SERVE AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR THE FRIENDS OF GEORGETOWN HISTORY
WE COORDINATE THE ANNUAL GEORGETOWN HUNTING HISTORY TOUR, AND WE WORKED ON DESIGNING THE OXFORD PARK AND LANDMARKING THE GIANT HATTON BOOTS THAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU DRIVE THROUGH IN 2020
WE TOOK PART IN THE INCREDIBLE PARKS, INCREDIBLE NAMES, WHERE THE PUBLIC NOMINATED AND VOTED ON RENAMING PARKS MILD, THE DAMAS RIVER TO NAMES THAT HAVE TRULY HISTORICAL, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURAL MEANING AND THAT REALLY REFLECT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AND WORK HERE
IN 2000 AND 22,021, WE WERE ALSO GIVEN FUNDING TO HAVE TWO YOUTH INTERNSHIPS
THE YOUTH WORKED ON URBAN FARMING AND RESEARCHED AND WROTE HISTORICAL WALKING TOURS AND CREATED VIDEOS, WHICH I SENT TO YOU OVER EARLIER
WE, AS FOGEY AS A HISTORICAL GROUP, ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS THE IMPORTANCE IT IS TO PRIORITIZE GATEWAY PARK NORTH
DUE TO RACES AND CLASSES ZONING, THIS LOCATION IS THE ONLY ACCESSIBLE RIVER ACCESS POINT IN GEORGETOWN, AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE TO CONTINUE HAVING SUPPORT IN THAT PROJECT
I'M ALSO THE VOLUNTEER CHAIR OF THE GEORGETOWN OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
GATEWAY PARK PARK NORTH HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY PRIORITY FOR OVER FOUR DECADES
THE GEORGETOWN YOUTH COUNCIL HAVE BEEN CLEANING UP THE AREA AND HOSTING EVENTS AT THE SITE
THIS YEAR, THE PORT WASN'T ABLE TO PROVIDE A YOUTH INTERNSHIP, BUT WE HOPE THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE CAN DO THAT IN THE FUTURE
OVERALL, MY POINT HERE IS TO THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT SINCE 2020 AND SHARE THAT I HAVE ENJOYED TAKING PART IN THESE MULTIPLE PROJECTS
MY SECOND POINT IS TO ASK YOU, PORT COMMISSIONERS WHO SUPPORT THE PORT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOR MORE YEARS TO COME
THIS NOT ONLY BENEFITS GEORGETOWN, BUT ALL OF THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
AGAIN, THAT'S SUNNY FOR MORE PROJECTS, THE DORMITORY VALLEY YOUTH INTERNSHIPS, THE GATEWAY PARK NORTH, AND JUST MORE SUPPORT
LOOK AT ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND IMAGINE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO TOGETHER
AND I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH THESE OTHER EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T BEEN A PART OF EVERY SINGLE PROJECT, I'VE ENJOYED THE BEAUTIFUL BENEFITS OF THE COMMUNITY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MS MEDINA
NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROBERT HAMDI
AND ROBERT, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE, RESTATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
YES
ROBERT HAMLIN WITH UTILITY SQUARED
WE'RE BASED OUT OF SOUTH PARK
WE'LL BE ALSO SPEAKING ON THE DWARFS PIER COMMUNITY HUB
I THANK YOU ALL FOR INVITING THE COMMUNITY HERE AT THIS IN PERSON EVENT
AND AS STATED BY PREVIOUS SPEAKERS, THE DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY HUB HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO OUR ORGANIZATION, WHO WE HELP CONNECT COMMUNITIES WITH THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND AWARENESS AND LEARNING WORKSHOPS
AND I THINK IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT HAVING SPACE FOR COMMUNITY TO GATHER IN PERSON, ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES, IS SO IMPORTANT
THE WORK OF MANY OF THESE GROUPS IS INDEED ORGANIC AND HANDSON
AS VISITING THE HUB, YOU CAN GO SEE WHAT THOSE RESULTS ARE
I DEFINITELY WANT TO GIVE THANKS TO THE PORT STAFF, THE MANY THAT HAVE SUPPORTED US AND SO MANY OTHER LONG STANDING GROUPS, AND ESPECIALLY JANE DUEL, WHO HAS BEEN A LONGTIME SUPPORTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE AWARENESS FOR COMMUNITIES AND BRINGING FORTH THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUNICIPAL UTILITY SERVICE WORKFORCE
HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL BARRIERS FOR MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY GROUPS
WE NEED SPACE, AND HAVING THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO GATHER IN PERSON OFTEN COMES AT A HIGH COST
THAT FUNDING CAN BETTER BE USED TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PROVIDE STIPENDS TO OUR PUBLIC, TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO COME AND ENGAGE WITH US
AND SO I WELCOME THE PORT TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE DUOMOS RIVER COMMUNITY HUB AND LOOK FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WHERE VACANT SPACE COULD BE UTILIZED BY COMMUNITY GROUPS, BOTH 501 C THREE AND GRASSROOTS, FREE OF CHARGE, SO WE CAN USE THESE SPACES AS WELL AS ALL OF THE LOVELY PARKS
SO I THANK YOU
THANK YOU, MR HANLON
CLERK HART
SPEAKER
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIA RAMIREZ
MARIA, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE, RESTATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT, PLEASE
THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON
I'M MARIA WADALUPA RAMIREZ, AND I WORK IN SOUTH PARK WITH THE DUWAMISH VALLEY AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION
AND I LIVE NEARBY
IN THE WESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD IS WEST SEATTLE
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WALKING THE TALK FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY
IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY THAT I STARTED IN 1999, AND JUST SITTING HERE, I HAVE TO REFLECT BACK ON HOW FAR WE'VE COME
AND JUST SEEING THE PRESENTATION FROM THE YOUTH WAS REALLY ENCOURAGING ME AND VALIDATING THAT THIS WORK IS SO CRITICAL
LOOKING AT YOUR AGENDA, I SEE YOU'RE APPROVING MONEY, LIKE ALMOST $2 BILLION OF EXPENDITURES IN THIS MEETING ALONE
SO WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE RESOURCES TO ADD EQUITY TO THESE INVESTMENTS THAT YOU'RE MAKING IN CAPITAL
WE HAVE TO INVEST IN OUR PEOPLE
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN TO FOCUS ON PLACEBASED STRATEGIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND BRINGING THEM ALL TOGETHER IN ONE, BECAUSE WE CAN'T JUST WORK ON ENVIRONMENTS SEPARATELY
IT HAS TO BE AN EQUITABLE APPROACH AND GIVING PEOPLE A PLACE TO MEET AND GROW AND BECOME SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONS, STRIVING FOR SIMILAR VALUES IS SO KEY TO OUR SUCCESS
MY MAIN REQUEST IS THAT THE SPACE REMAIN AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY
AND SURE, WE'D LOVE MORE SPACE, WE HAVE PLENTY OF IDEAS
I WOULD LOVE A HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER FOR OUR YOUTH, AND I KNOW EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER WOULD COME HERE WITH AN IDEA
AND SO I REALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE REPORT AND THE WONDERFUL STAFF THAT YOU HAVE, STARTING WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP WITH BOOTCA
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH I HOPE I DIDN'T MESS YOUR NAME, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK AND FOR SUPPORTING AND COMMITTING TO EQUITY
THANK YOU, MISS
NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RICH BROWN
RICH, IF YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT, PLEASE
THANK YOU
HELLO
MY NAME IS RICH BROWN, PCAP MEMBER AND GEORGETOWN RESIDENT
MY TOPIC IS THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITMENT, THE GOALS AND PARTICULARLY GOAL NUMBER THREE, ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN PLACE
SO DURING MY OUTREACH FOR RECRUITMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, I HAD SOME REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS
NONE OF THEM WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, SO I'M SPEAKING ON THEIR BEHALF
MY COMMENTS ARE A SUMMARY OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS
AS I SPOKE WITH FOLKS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITMENT, THERE WAS AN UNDERLYING THEME OF CONCERN, WHICH WAS DISPLACEMENT
THE COMMUNITY STRONGLY DESIRES CLEAN AIR, LESS POLLUTION, A CLEANER DUWAMISH RIVER, AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES
THE CONCERNS I HEARD AROUND THE DISPLACEMENT IS THAT IF THE WALMART VALLEY BECOMES A MORE DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE AND PLAY, FOLKS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO STAY HERE
THIS IS A BIG CONCERN AND FEAR OF THE COMMUNITY
WITH THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE WARMERS VALLEY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONDOS AND MILLION DOLLAR HOMES, FOLKS ARE BEING PRICED OUT
THIS IS ON THE UPRISE IN BOTH SOUTH PARK AND GEORGETOWN
WHAT OUR COMMUNITIES NEED ARE MORE RESOURCES
WE NEED ACCESS TO HIGHER PAYING JOBS, SMALL BUSINESS STARTUP SUPPORT, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND THE WORK THAT THE PORT IS DOING TO HELP OUR COMMUNITIES THRIVE
AS WE CONTINUE TO USE THE CBC AS THE FOCUS OF OUR WORK, WE NEED TO CONSIDER THE THIRD GOAL, ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN PLACE, IMPORTANT AND TO IDENTIFY NEW AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO BUILD UP THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
THANK YOU
YOU MR ROUND
YES
NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KEISHA JONES
AND KEISHA, IF YOU COULD JUST REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU'LL PROBABLY DO A MUCH BETTER JOB THAN I JUST DID
AND YOUR PART RELATED TOPIC FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE
I ANSWERED ANYTHING IN THE ZONE WHOLE LIFE
SO, MY NAME IS KEITHA JONES
I AM HERE TODAY TO ADVOCATE FOR THE HUB IN SOUTH PARK
I COME REPRESENTING THE SOUTH PARK BUSINESS DISTRICT
WE'VE HAD A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HUB
IT'S BEEN A REAL BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND I WANT TO SEND A SINCERE THANK YOU TO BETSY, PEACHES AND CHRISTINA
THEY'VE BEEN AWESOME SO FAR
WE'VE BEEN USING THE HUB FOR OUR LARGER BUSINESS GROUP MEETINGS AND WE PLAN TO DO THAT ONCE A MONTH STARTING IN JANUARY
WE THREW A REALLY GREAT SUMMER PARTY CALLED SOPASUPA THIS YEAR AND WE GOT TO USE THE PARKING LOT FOR A BUNCH OF VENDORS WHICH WERE SUPPORTING ALL OF THE MICROBUSINESSES IN SOUTH PARK
WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE THE WINTER MARKET AGAIN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FOLKS IN SOUTH PARK, AND IT'S BEEN REALLY WONDERFUL TO HAVE FOLKS ON THE GROUND SO THAT WE CAN JUST HAVE CONVERSATIONS, CASUAL CONVERSATIONS EVERY DAY AND BE IN COMMUNICATION ABOUT EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP
WE HAVE A REALLY AWESOME DIA DA LOS MARTHOS PARTY PLANNED FOR NOVEMBER 12, AND THE PORT IS ALSO GOING TO HAVE A JOB FAIR THAT DAY
SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COORDINATE AND CROSS PROMOTE EVENTS FOR EACH OTHER
THE HUB IS A REALLY PRIME LOCATION IN SOUTH PARK, SO WE WOULD ASK THAT WE CONTINUE TO ACTIVATE THAT STOREFRONT
WE DON'T WANT IT TO JUST BE AN EMPTY, EMPTY BUILDING ON THE CORNER
IT'S REALLY THE PRIME LOCATION
WE WOULD LOVE SOME MORE EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT WHAT THE PORT IS DOING THERE
LET'S PROMOTE THE PARK
LET'S PROMOTE ALL OF THE GREAT EVENTS THAT YOU GUYS ARE HOLDING IN THE HUB AND MORE EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY USE THE SPACE
AND AGAIN, JUST MORE EVENTS
THE MORE WE CAN ACTIVATE THAT SPACE, THE BETTER IT IS FOR SOUTH PARK
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU, MISS JONES
NEXT SPEAKER? YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EDWIN HERNANDEZ
EDWIN, IF YOU COULD JUST REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONTACT OF THE PORT, PLEASE
THANK YOU
THIS WE SHOULD SAY
YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO PRESENT PUBLIC COMMENT IN ANY LANGUAGE, AND IF YOU DO INTEND TO, WE CAN ALWAYS WORK WITH YOU IN ADVANCE TO GET INTERPRETATION AND WE WILL TRY TO FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL
ALL RIGHT, NEXT SPEAKER
YES
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RANDY FJORDS
AND RANDY, IF YOU COULD JUST REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT, PLEASE AND THANK YOU
RANDY FERTZ TALK ABOUT THE AIRPORT'S NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
SO GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF AIRPORT AFFAIRS FOR ALASKA AIRLINES AND AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LARGEST AIRLINE AT THE AIRPORT, I AM ALSO THE AIRLINE CHAIR OF THE AIRPORT AIRLINE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE TACOMA AIRLINE CONSORTIUM
IN THESE CAPACITIES, I'M FORTUNATE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH KEY LEADERS AND STAFF FROM THE AIRPORT EVERY DAY
I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO SHARE MY APPRECIATION FOR THE COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND ALASKA AIRLINES ON THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT WILL SET THE STAGE FOR CREATING A WORLD CLASS GUEST EXPERIENCE AT OUR FLAGSHIP HUB
THE PORT AND ALASKA TEAMS HAVE WORKED CLOSELY AND ARE ALIGNED ON A VISION FOR THE NORTH END OF THE TICKET LOBBY THAT WILL INCREASE TICKETING CAPACITY, IMPROVE PASSENGER FLOW, UPGRADE WAYFINDING, AND CREATE A STREAMLINED AND EXPANDED SECURITY CHECKPOINT
AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, ALASKA IS INVESTING IN NEW HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND EMPLOYEE TRAINING, WHICH WILL CREATE THE FOUNDATION FOR DELIVERING THE CUSTOMER CARE THAT OUR GUESTS EXPECT FROM US
ALASKA IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING THIS PROJECT ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE AIRPORT TO ENSURE THAT WE MEET OUR RESPECTIVE FINANCIAL AND PROJECT DELIVERY GOALS
THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT IS A FUNCTION OF DAILY COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND ALASKA TEAMS, WHILE SO MANY HAVE PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE
I WOULD SPECIFICALLY LIKE TO THANK JEFF MOCHEN, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF AVIATION BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES, JASON JOHNSON FROM THE SAME DEPARTMENT, AND ALAN ALSEN, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER, FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN HELPING US ALIGN ON THE OVERALL SCOPE
AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF ALASKA AIRLINES, THANK YOU TO THE AIRPORT TEAM, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP
THANK YOU, MR FEAR
NEXT SPEAKER
THANK YOU
OUR FINAL SPEAKER SIGNED UP TODAY IS KIM SCHWARTZKOFF
HI, KIM
IF YOU COULD JUST PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND THE TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT
OKAY, THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU
MY NAME IS KIM SCHWARZKOFF, AND I'M HERE WITH RIVER CITY SKATE PARK
AND I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF ELEVEN A THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY EQUITY PROGRAM AND DUWAMISH RIVER GREEN JOBS PROGRAM
I LIVE IN THE DELRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD BY LONGFELLOW CREEK, BUT IN MY HEART IS IN SOUTH PARK
I'VE BEEN A PART OF RIVER CITY SKATE PARK
I'VE BEEN A CO LEADER, ONE OF THE CO LEADERS OF RIVER CITY SKATE PARK, WHICH IS A FREE AND PUBLIC SKATE PARK
FOR OVER 15 YEARS
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY DITTO ON EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE HAS SAID ABOUT ELEVEN A
I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY HUB, THE DUWAMISH RIVER GREEN JOBS PROGRAM IN DIRT CORPS, AND WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING WITH THE SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORS AND BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR OVER 15 YEARS TO BUILD THIS BEAUTIFUL STATE PARK
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT
I FEEL LIKE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE
THEY SHOW UP, AND IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE TO FEEL THEIR ENERGY AND LEARNING AND THEN SHARING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, AND IT'S JUST SO CRITICAL
I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THEM
WE'VE BUILT RAIN GARDENS AND GREEN WALL
WE'VE HAD CLEANUPS, MONTHLY CLEANUPS, WHERE WE START AT THE SKATE PARK AND THEN GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY
DID I MENTION THAT WE PLANTED A LOT OF NATIVE PLANTS AND TREES? SO IT'S A SKATE PARK
IT HAS CONCRETE, BUT IT ALSO IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO HANG OUT
IT PROVIDES A LOT OF SHADE AND HELPS THE AIR, OF COURSE
SO THIS IS A TOTAL LAST MINUTE THING
I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE HERE
I'M REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT PUBLIC SPEAKING, BUT IT'S THAT IMPORTANT TO ME TO SHOW UP
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU, MS SCHWARZK
AT THIS TIME, THIS IS THE SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE MOMENT WHERE I ASK, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM OR ON TEAMS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY BUT HAS NOT SIGNED UP? OKAY, AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK CLARK TO GIVE US AN OPSYSTEM OF ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED
YES
THANK YOU, MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, MR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WE'VE RECEIVED TWO WRITTEN COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE MEETING TODAY, AND THOSE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL FOR ALL OF THE MEMBERS
OUR FIRST COMES FROM WELL, ROSARIO MARIA MEDINA ACTUALLY SUBMITTED A WRITTEN COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF HER SPOKEN COMMENT
SO WE'LL MOVE TO IRIS ANTMAN WHO WRITES REGARDING THE CONTINUED RISE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND ITS RELATION TO CRUISE AND AIRPLANES, POOR AIR QUALITY IN THE STATE FROM WILDFIRES, AND THE PORT'S COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR WRITTEN COMMENTS TODAY
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR CONTRIBUTING
IT HAS BEEN AN INSPIRING MEETING ALREADY WITH THE STUDENTS AND THEN THE INCREDIBLE COMMENTS FROM COMMUNITY
THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING TIME TO DO IT, AND ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE FOR WHOM PUBLIC SPEAKING IS NERVE WRACKING
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE INSIGHT THAT ONLY YOU ALL, AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, CAN PROVIDE
COMMISSIONERS, AT THIS TIME WE'LL HEAR AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN A
WHEN THIS BRIEFING HAS CONCLUDED, WE WILL RESUME OUR USUAL AGENDA OUTLINE AND WE'LL RETURN TO ADDRESSING THE CONSENT AGENDA AND REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS CLERK HART, YOU PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
I CAN
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN A
THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY EQUITY PROGRAM AND DUWAMISH RIVER GREEN JOBS
PROGRAM BRIEFING
COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU'VE HEARD IN THE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, ONE OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY INITIATIVES HAS BEEN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY EQUITY PROGRAM
THIS EFFORT HAS NOT ONLY ALLOWED US TO MAKE INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY LED INVESTMENTS IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY, BUT IS ALSO NOW NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A MODEL FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE EFFORTS
TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESS IMPLEMENTING THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITMENT, AS WELL AS OUR EXCITING WORK ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PORT RELATED, MARITIME AND GREEN CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY PORT OPERATIONS
SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PRESENTERS HERE, BUT I'M GOING TO TURN OVER TO CHRISTINA BILLINGSLEY, OUR SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FROM EXTERNAL RELATIONS TO LEAD OFFICE EFFORT
GREAT
HELLO EVERYONE
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY
THANK YOU DIRECTOR METRUCK AND THE COMMISSIONERS FOR BEING HERE TODAY
WE'RE JUST SO PROUD
WE'RE JUST SO PROUD OF THIS WORK AND WE'RE SO PROUD FOR HAVING SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME OUT
THANK YOU GEORGETOWN SOUTH PARK RESIDENTS
IF YOU JUST RAISE YOUR HANDS AND SHOW YOURSELF HERE, WE GOT SOME REALLY GREAT REPRESENTATION FROM OUR COMMUNITY OUT
MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND FOR WELCOMING US TO THE DUWAMISH VALLEY TODAY
SO WE ARE HERE TO BRING BACK A HISTORY LESSON OF THREE YEARS
WE'VE STARTED A POLICY THREE YEARS AGO WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN PARTNERSHIP CALLED THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITMENT
THAT'S RESOLUTION 3767
AND WE'RE HERE TODAY TO GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'VE DONE, WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, WHAT WE'VE LEARNED, AS WELL AS SHARING ABOUT THE GREEN JOBS PROGRAM
MY COLLEAGUES HERE, I'LL JUST DO A QUICK INTRODUCTION
DRE AVILA IS HERE FROM THE PORT COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM REPRESENTING A GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD
TIFFANY CIVILIA IS HERE FROM OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, PORT OF SEATTLE STAFF FOCUSED ON GREEN JOBS WORK
AND MY COLLEAGUE HERE, ALEXIS SORM, ONE OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CHAMPIONS, IS A RECENT ALUMNI FROM THE GREEN JOBS PROGRAM THIS PAST SUMMER AND IS HERE TO SHARE HER EXPERIENCE WITH YOU ALL TODAY
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO SAY TO SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HELPED GET THIS PROGRAM OFF THE GROUND
A LOT OF VISIONARY LEADERS IN COMMUNITY
PAULINA LOPEZ, ANDREW SCHIFFER, WHO'S HERE TODAY
LYNN GOULD FROM JUST HEALTH ACTION AS WELL AS VISIONARIES IN THE PORT OF SEATTLE TO ELIZABETH LEVITT AND STEPHANIE JONES
DEBBIE SANDRA KILROY TOOK A LOT OF RISK AND A LOT OF STEPS IN ORDER TO GET THIS PROGRAM OFF THE GROUND
SO WE'RE JUST SUPER GRATEFUL FOR THAT WORK AND THAT VISION FOR WHERE WE ARE TODAY
AND I ALSO CAN'T FORGET FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND COMMISSIONERS GREGOIRE, BOTH OF THEM REALLY ADVOCATED AND STARTED US OFF ON THIS JOURNEY AND PUT THEIR FAITH IN US
SO WE REALLY ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, AS I MENTIONED, IN 2019, THREE YEARS AGO, WE PASSED A POLICY
IT WAS COWRITTEN BY THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE PORT COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM OR COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP, AS WELL AS PORT STAFF
AND IT WAS CO WRITTEN AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES, ANTI RACIST PRINCIPLES, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES
WE FOCUSED THAT PARTNERSHIP AROUND THREE GOALS THAT WERE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND FOR THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITIES
THE FIRST GOAL IS FOCUSED ON CAPACITY BUILDING
AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS PORT STAFF TO LEVEL UP OUR GAME, TO WORK AROUND AND THROUGH EQUITY AND DO THINGS WITH CULTURAL COMPETENCY, DO OUR JOBS BETTER FUNDAMENTALLY, AND BE ABLE TO SET THE TABLE TO BRING COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, OF ALL EXPERIENCES INTO DECISION MAKING ABOUT ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEIR LIVES
SO, CAPACITY BUILDING WAS REALLY IMPORTANT ON THE PORT SIDE OF THINGS AS WELL AS IN THE COMMUNITY
AS YOU HEARD TODAY, THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST TO ENGAGE WITH THE PORT
THERE'S A LOT OF PASSION AND EXCITEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES, TO ADDRESS DISPLACEMENT ISSUES, AND HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNITY FEELS WELCOME IN WORKING WITH US AS AN INSTITUTION
SO CAPACITY BUILDING HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
THE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOL IS CENTERED AROUND MANY OF THE TOPICS THAT WERE ALSO BROUGHT UP TODAY AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE, THE RIVER BEING CLEANED UP, AIR QUALITY, SO MANY DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY TOUCHING PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES AND PORT RELATED OPERATIONS
AND THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE'RE ORIENTING OUR GOAL
OUR SECOND GOAL AROUND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND THEN THE THIRD IS AROUND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN PLACE
WHICH SOME OF OUR CONSUMERS SPOKE REALLY ELOQUENTLY TO TODAY AROUND THE NEED TO WHILE WE ARE IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY AND IMPROVING ACCESS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF THE COMMUNITY
WE HAVE TO BE IN LOCKSTEP WITH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND PROVIDING GOOD
SAFE
SECURE JOBS FOR THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE PARTNERING WITH US AND DOING THE HARD WORK OF IMPROVING AND ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF THEIR COMMUNITY
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OUR WORK OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND TURN IT OVER TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER DRE IN ORDER TO SHARE AND EXPLAIN AND SHOW SOME OF THAT WORK THAT WE'VE WORKED ON IN THE PAST THREE YEARS
NEXT TIME
THANK YOU
HELLO, MY NAME IS RAMIYA AND I'M A GEORGETOWN RESIDENT AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH THOSE FOLKS ONLINE THAT THERE'S QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HERE, THEY'RE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CAMERA VIEW
SO VERY INSPIRING LEVEL OF PEOPLE
I ALSO WANT TO THANK COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO UTILIZED PTO AND FOUND ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE HERE TODAY
I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO HOW POWERFUL THIS IS
SO IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S BEEN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND SO PCAT REALLY FOCUSED ON WHAT DOES CAPACITY BUILDING MEAN TO US AND SO MANY PEOPLE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WERE FRONTLINE WORKERS AND SO REALLY MANAGING WHAT COVID DID TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND HOW DO WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER THROUGH SIGNIFICANT, TRAGIC PERSONAL LOSS
ACTUALLY THAT QUITE A FEW OF OUR PCAP MEMBERS EXPERIENCED, AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF RISKY WORK CONDITIONS BECAUSE MANY OF PCAP MEMBERS AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY ARE NOT FOLKS WHO HAVE A REMOTE WORKING CAPACITY IN THEIR WORKFORCE
SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
AND YET THROUGH THESE REALLY CHALLENGING CONDITIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SO MANY PIECES OF WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITMENT
SO I JUST WANT TO DO A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO SOME OF THE EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMMING
EDWIN, WHO SPOKE EARLIER, ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED AND LED THE SOLAR YOUTH WORKSHOP
BOON THAI, WHO IS ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE, DID THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE STORYTELLING SERIES
RICH BROWN WHO ALSO SPOKE EARLIER, HE LED THE YOUTH LED PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY STUDY
WHAT WE REALLY FOCUSED ON IN PCAT WAS WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR MEMBERS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE TO HAVE A PROJECT CONCEPT AND THEN ACTUALLY TURN THAT INTO AN ON THE GROUND PROJECT ITSELF? SO OUR CAPACITY BUILDING IS THAT WE NEEDED TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS OURSELVES IN ORDER TO SHARE, EXPAND PCAP MEMBERSHIP AND REALLY UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEX JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES THAT WERE SURROUNDED BY A DUWAMISH VALLEY RESIDENTS EVERY DAY
ANOTHER PIECE OF THAT WORK WAS REALLY FOCUSING ON THE RACIAL EQUITY TRAININGS THAT WE DID
IT WAS A WAY FOR US NOT JUST TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO INTERACT WITHIN OURSELVES AS A COMMUNITY AND AS A GROUP AND THE DIVERSE EXPERIENCES THAT COME WITH THAT, BUT ALSO HOW DO WE INTERACT WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND HOW DO WE SHIFT AND CHANGE THAT DYNAMIC
SO IT'S NOT JUST BASED ON THESE LONGSTANDING WHITE SUPREMACIST MODELS OF COMMUNICATION AND ORGANIZING, BUT ESSENTIALLY REINVENTING WHAT THAT RELATIONSHIP COULD BE
ANOTHER PIECE OF THAT IS OPENING ROUTES TO MULTIPLE WAYS OF INTERACTING
AGAIN, I MENTIONED SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO TOOK PTO AND ALTERNATIVE REGIONS TO BE HERE
WHAT WE FIND IN PCAT THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT WE HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONAL SHIFTING AROUND ALMOST A NONHIERARCHICAL TIERED LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT
IF PEOPLE WANT TO GET INVOLVED ON JUST A SMALL LEVEL, GO TO MEETINGS, ADVOCATE, DO THAT
IF THEY WANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF A PROJECT, FIND THEIR LEADERSHIP VOICE, THERE IS WORK FOR THAT AS WELL
AND SO THAT'S A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DID DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME
NEXT SLIDE
ANOTHER PIECE OF THAT, OF COURSE, IS THE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY COMMITMENT
ON THE LEFT, YOU SEE THE GORGEOUS GATEWAY PARK NORTH
I'M ALSO WRAPPING GEORGETOWN YOUTH COUNCIL TSHIRT, QUICKLY KNOWN AS ANARCHY POINT
AGAIN, I WANT TO SHOUT OUT ROSARIO, WHO SPOKE EARLIER AS AN EXCEPTIONAL ADULT MENTOR FOR OUR INSPIRING YOUTH
OUT OF THE GEORGETOWN YOUTH COUNCIL, I'VE MET YOUTH WHO I'M PRETTY SURE HAVE A FUTURE IN URBAN PLANNING AND MARINE STUDIES
THEY'RE EXCITED, THEY'RE INTERESTED
THEY WANT TO HAVE THE VERY TECHNICAL CONVERSATIONS THAT GEORGE AND DANIELLE FROM THE PORT PROVIDE
AND THEN ON THE RIGHT, WE ALSO HAVE THE PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE PEOPLE'S PARK AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE
PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING THE LIMITATIONS AND CAPACITY OF WHAT IT MEANS TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY IN SOIL THAT'S DIRTY, AND HOW DO WE SHIFT THAT? AND THEN NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
IS THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN PLACE? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD PEOPLE USING THE HUB DIRECT EXPERIENCES
I LED THE HUB INITIATIVE FOR THE PCAT MEMBERS, AND I WANT TO GIVE GREAT THANKS TO LILY NYMBERG AND RYAN STANFORD, PORT COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE MANAGER, BECAUSE THEY DID A LOT OF OU TOF THE BOX THINKING
AND THE EXCITING PART ABOUT DOING NEW THINGS IS THAT IT'S NEW AND EXCITING
IT'S ALSO HARDER
IT'S INHERENTLY HARDER TO DO THINGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE, AND I LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY OF THAT
AND SOMETIMES IT'S ALSO INHERENTLY MORE EXPENSIVE
AND SO THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOOD
AND A LOT OF THINGS HAVE BEEN SHOWING UP
AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF HAVING THIS NEUTRAL, FLEXIBLE INVENTIVE SPACE, A BLANK CANVAS
THAT MY HOPE, IS THAT EVENTUALLY ALL OF THE GROUPS THAT USE THE HUB LEAVE THEIR MARK ON IT
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PERMANENT AND SEMIPERMANENT MURALS
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE WORKSHOPS WHERE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ABLE TO ACTUALLY HAVE AN LLC WORKSHOP THAT ARE STARTED IN THAT SPACE
WE HAVE SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THAT IDEA
AND SO ALREADY THERE ARE EXAMPLES OF YOUTH LED WORK
THERE'S AN INCREDIBLE JOB FAIR THAT HAPPENED
PEOPLE ARE REALLY TRYING TO GO WITH THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD ON WHAT IS BEING IN COMMUNITY MEAN
AND SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
AND ALSO ANOTHER PIECE OF THE HUB THAT I'LL SAY IS HAVING A SPACE WHERE PCAT CAN ALSO DO RECRUITMENT, HAVE MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED, HAVE A MEETING SPACE
IT IS INCREDIBLY VITAL, AND IT'S A SPACE WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF CAPACITY FOR CREATIVITY AND NEXT STEPS AND SOME OF THOSE WAYS THAT WE CAN KIND OF CONTINUE TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND TO SPEAK MORE ON THAT CAPACITY
I WILL PASS IT TO TIFFANY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THANK YOU SO MUCH, DRE
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE DUWAMISH VALLEY GREEN JOBS PROGRAM WHICH SUPPORT LAUNCHED IN PARTNERSHIP AND ACTUALLY WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE DUWAMISH VALLEY GREEN JOBS COALITION MADE UP OF DIRT CORPS ECOS, DUWAMISH VALLEY YOUTH CORPS AND DUWAMISH TRIBAL SERVICES
THIS WAS LAUNCHED BACK IN 2020 WITH THE FIRST COHORT IN 2021
AND IN THE SUMMER, THERE IS A YOUTH COHORT
IN THE FALL, THERE IS AN ADULT ONE
BEING RELATIVELY NEW TO MY WORK HERE IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THIS WAS MY FIRST YEAR GETTING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN
WE BROUGHT PARTICIPANTS TO PIER 69 TO HAVE A NETWORKING LUNCH WITH SOME OF MY PORT COLLEAGUES IN COMMUNICATIONS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND MARITIME OPERATIONS
SO PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT PORT CAREERS THERE
WE ALSO VISITED THE MARITIME INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING AND GRADUATE STUDIES, WHERE PARTICIPANTS GOT TO SPEAK WITH MARINERS ABOUT THEIR VERY EXCITING SEA GOING CAREERS AND PRACTICE STEERING A SHIP THROUGH ELLIOTT BAY ON A VIRTUAL SIMULATOR
AND LASTLY, WE TOURED THE AIRPORT, WHERE PARTICIPANTS GOT TO GO UP THE AIRPORT RAMP TOWER AND SEE WHAT STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AT AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE LOOKS LIKE
SO THEY LEARNED ABOUT DIFFERENT GREEN JOBS IN AVIATION AND SPOKE WITH SOME OF THE PORT'S CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNS
AS PART OF A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WE DO TRACK OUTCOMES LIKE HOW MANY EMPLOYERS ARE INVOLVED AND WHAT SKILLS PARTICIPANTS LEARN
BUT BEYOND JUST THE HANDS ON SKILL BUILDING AND NETWORKING WITH PROFESSIONALS, PARTICIPANTS ARE ALSO LEARNING A LOT ABOUT THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF THE PORT'S WORK
SO IN ADDITION TO THESE DIFFERENT INDUSTRY TOURS, WE ALSO DID A WALKING TOUR OF THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND LEARNED ABOUT THE ROLE THAT IMMIGRANTS HAVE PLAYED IN SEATTLE'S MARITIME HISTORY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE PROGRAM IS BASED IN THESE THREE GREEN CAREER PATHWAYS LAND BASED SHORELINE, HABITAT RESTORATION, WATER BASED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND GREEN STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
AND THESE PATHWAYS MAKE SENSE FOR COMMUNITIES LIVING CLOSE TO SEATTLE'S ONLY RIVER RIGHT
FLOODING AND THE ECOLOGICAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF AN INDUSTRIALIZED WATERWAY ARE VERY FAMILIAR TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN OUR PROGRAMS IN FACT, A LOT OF THE YOUTH THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS ARE ALREADY VERY FAMILIAR WITH ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WORK
IN ADDITION TO THESE PATHWAYS THOUGH, PARTICIPANTS, AS I MENTIONED, ARE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT OTHER GREEN CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
IN THE FALL, FOR EXAMPLE, I'LL BE HOSTING A WORKSHOP WITH THE ADULT COHORT ABOUT CLEAN ENERGY APPRENTICESHIPS SO THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO AN AWARENESS OF OTHER CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
AND ANOTHER WAY THAT THIS PROGRAM CONNECTS TO THE PORT'S BROADER CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING STRATEGIES IS THAT ACTUALLY SOME OF THE THE PORT'S PAST INTERNS FROM OUR WONDERFUL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM RUN BY AMBER WILSON AND SHANNON FAUSS ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY GREEN JOBS PROGRAM, INCLUDING ONE OF MY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE HEROES, ALEXIS SORM WHO WILL NEXT BE SPEAKING ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE IN THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR? NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, AND ALEXIS, TAKE IT AWAY
THANK YOU, TIFFANY
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY
AS TIFFANY HAS MENTIONED, MY NAME IS ALEXIS AND I WAS AN INTERN FOR THIS PAST SUMMER'S GREEN JOBS PROGRAM HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY PEERS ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH IT
SO
IN ALL HONESTY
THIS PROGRAM OVERALL WAS NOTHING REALLY NEW FOR ANY OF THE INTERNS IN TERMS OF THE HANDS ON WORK THAT WE DID BUILDING RAIN GARDENS
RESTORATION WORK
STENCILING STORM DRAINS
MUCH LIKE MYSELF
WHO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE DUWAMISH VALLEY YOUTH CORPSE SINCE HIGH SCHOOL FOR FOUR YEARS
THESE INTERNS HAVE BEEN WORKING IN SOUTH PARK AND ON THE DUWAMISH RIVER FOR A REALLY LONG TIME
WE KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT AND WE WERE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE DID
DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE PROGRAM WAS A WASTE FOR WHAT IT WAS, THOUGH? ABSOLUTELY NOT
NO
IN FACT, ALTHOUGH WE DID DO A LOT OF HAND SON WORK WITH THE ENVIRONMENT, THE GREEN JOBS PROGRAM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EXACTLY THAT, FOCUSING ON GREEN JOBS AND HOW TO GET US YOUTH OF COLOR WITH LESS ACCESS TO HELP AND RESOURCES INTO READY POSITIONS RIGHT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, MAYBE EVEN ONE DAY INTO THOSE CHAIRS WHERE YOU'RE ALL SITTING RIGHT NOW
ANYONE WHO HAS EVER BEEN IN AN INTERNSHIP OR CAREER FOCUSED PROGRAM HAS PROBABLY HEARD MULTIPLE TIMES BY NOW
THIS EXPERIENCE WILL HELP YOU PREPARE FOR X JOB AND YOU CAN PUT THIS ON YOUR RESUME, BUT THEY NEVER ACTUALLY SHOW US WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP PREPARE US AND WHAT PROCESS WE NEED TO GO THROUGH TO ACTUALLY GET A CAREER
THIS WAS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE THAT MY PEERS AND I SAW WITH THE GREEN JOBS PROGRAM
ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM BEING STATIONED IN SOUTH PARK AND OCCASIONALLY AT THE DUWAMISH RIVER COMMUNITY HUB WAS IMPORTANT AS WELL BECAUSE IT MADE TRANSPORTATION LESS OF A HASSLE AND MADE MY COWORKERS AND I ACTUALLY WANT TO GO OUT EACH DAY AND ATTEND, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAD SHELTER TO SHADE US FROM THE SUN, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, BECOMES A HUGE CONCERN IN THE SUMMERTIME
THIS PROGRAM WAS IMPACTFUL FOR US BECAUSE IN GENERAL, GOOD WORK IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE AND GET BY
WHILE THERE ARE OTHER FIELDS OF WORK THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL AND WELL PAYING AFTER UNIVERSITY
NOT EVERYONE HAS THE DESIRE OR MEANS TO GO TO COLLEGE
IN ADDITION, MANY FIELDS OF WORK ARE ALSO BECOMING OVER SATURATED AND QUICKLY COMPETITIVE, WHICH DOESN'T ALWAYS GUARANTEE A JOB
GREEN JOBS, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE ONLY REALLY OVER SATURATED BY THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING TO RETIRE IN A FEW YEARS, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN MANY SPACES THAT CAN BE FILLED WITH YOUTH LIKE MYSELF
I REMEMBER A FEW MONTHS AGO IN JULY GOING TO THE SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES OFFICE AND ALSO UP TO PIER 69 TO DO CAREER PANELS AND NETWORKING WITH ACTUAL GREEN JOB WORKERS
AND IT JUST FELT SO DIFFERENT COMPARED TO OTHER CAREER PANELS LIKE AT SCHOOL, BECAUSE BY THE END OF EACH DISCUSSION, IT JUST FELT SO MUCH MORE PLAUSIBLE TO GET INTO GREEN CAREERS
EVERY ADULT THERE WANTED US TO GET INTO GREEN CAREERS
THEY URGED US TO CONSIDER THESE ROUTES, AND THEY URGED US TO INFORM OTHER PEOPLE, TOO
RATHER THAN JUST TELLING US HOW WE COULD GET ONTO THESE PATHWAYS, THEY ACTIVELY GOT TO KNOW US BETTER, LEARNED ABOUT OUR INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS, AND REALLY CONNECTED WITH US THROUGH MULTIPLE SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM RATHER THAN JUST SPENDING ONE DAY AND CALLING IT GOOD
MAKING THESE INTERACTIONS PERSONAL IS WHAT I THINK REALLY MAKES US YOUTH FEEL LIKE WE MATTER AND CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR FUTURE
OVERALL, I HOPE THAT THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES SO THAT WE CAN KEEP GIVING YOUTH OF COLOR, LIVING IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, ACCESS AND RESOURCES TOWARDS GOOD PAYING JOBS WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS
I HOPE THAT THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE BASED IN REACHABLE COMMUNITIES NEAR OUR HOMES, AND THAT YOU ADULTS ALSO KEEP ON SUPPORTING US BECAUSE ULTIMATELY US YOUTH AREN'T ABLE TO PUSH FOR A COMPLETELY GREEN FUTURE BY OURSELVES
THANK YOU
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
FOR JUST A MOMENT, I'M GOING TO TAKE OFF MY PCAT HAT AND PUT ON MY URBAN PLANNER FOR SEATTLE PUBLIC UTILITIES HAT AND SAY, I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOU, ALEXIS
[LAUGHTER] THE PORT OF SEATTLE
RYAN, WE CAN ARM WRESTLE
[LAUGHTER] SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THESE ARE OUR COMMUNITY PRIORITIES FOR 2023
I HAVE MENTIONED SOME OF THEM IN PREVIOUS SLIDES ABOUT THE CAPACITY BUILDING, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, AND COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN PLACE
BUT SOMETHING THAT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO REALLY GROUND OURSELVES IN IS THAT THE DUWAMISH VALLEY AND THE PORT ARE NEIGHBORS FOR LIFE
THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL BODY OF WORK DONE BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PORT STAFF, AND WE ARE TRULY JUST BEGINNING
I WOULD LOVE FOR MY CHILDREN TO SOMEDAY BE A MEMBER OF PCAT
I WOULD LOVE FOR SOMEDAY MY GRANDCHILDREN TO SWIM IN THE DUWAMISH RIVER
THAT IS OUR GOAL
IT'S NOT JUST THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A SEMI FUNCTIONAL WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE
WE HAVE DREAMS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE POSSIBLE, AND WE NEED EVERYBODY TO ALSO BELIEVE THAT A SWIMMABLE DUWAMISH RIVER IS POSSIBLE
WE NEED EVERYONE TO BUY INTO THE IDEA THAT THE 13 YEAR LIFESPAN DIFFERENCE IS WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE GAP ON THAT
AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT THIS WORK STARTS WITH
THAT'S OUR NORTH STAR
SO THESE PIECES RIGHT HERE THAT YOU SEE IN OUR 2023 COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, THESE ARE THE FIRST STEPS IN MANY, MANY STEPS JOURNEY
AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR LISTENING
I WOULD LOVE TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE ON THIS CALL AND IN THE AUDIENCE IF THEY SEE SOMETHING IN THE SLIDE THAT THEY WANT TO BECOME A PART OF, TO CONTACT PCAT, IF COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE IDEAS THAT MAKE SENSE WITHIN THESE OR NEW INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND WAYS TO APPROACH IT, I THINK THAT WE CAN GET A LOT DONE
SO I WOULD LOVE TO JUST HEAR YOUR QUESTIONS
WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
PARTICULARLY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALEXIS, ANDREA FOR COMING AND SHARING WITH US
AND THANK YOU TO STAFF
I KNOW WE'LL NAME SOME CALL OUTS ON THAT TOO, BECAUSE THIS IS EXTRAORDINARY WORK AND WE'VE SAID IT BEFORE, BUT IT'S TRULY A MODEL FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU ARE IMPROVING EVERY YEAR AND SOMETHING THAT OTHER AGENCIES ARE TRYING TO EMULATE AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE PORT OF SEATTLE ARE TRYING TO EMULATE, TOO
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT
OKAY, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO OTHER COMMISSIONERS FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AT THIS TIME
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
YOU TOOK A LOT OF NOTES
QUESTIONS? WELL, OKAY
I THINK WHERE DO I START? AT FIRST, I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE IN THE ROOM TODAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MEMBERS FROM CULTIVATE SOUTH PARK, FRIENDS OF GEORGETOWN, GEORGETOWN YOUTH COUNCIL, UTILITY SQUARED, SOUTH PARK BUSINESS DISTRICT, PIKA AND PCAP FOR BRINGING YOUR EXPERIENCE AND YOUR EXPERTISE HERE FOR ALL OF US TODAY
THIS IS FOR ME, I THINK, ONE OF THOSE TAKES STOCK OF THE MOMENT WHO'S IN THE ROOM MOMENTS BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH GENIUS HERE AND BETWEEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE STAFF TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE ON THE GROUND EVERY SINGLE DAY IDENTIFYING ISSUES, EXAMINING ISSUES, STRATEGIZING AND BRINGING THEIR EXPERTISE ON HOW TO CLOSE THE GAP AND HOW TO PROMOTE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES
THIS IS VERY, VERY POWERFUL
THIS IS A REALLY TREMENDOUS PRESENTATION BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS JUST SO MUCH VALUE IN THE WORK OF THIS PROGRAM
SO I ALSO REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TEAM, PEACHES AND CHRISTINA AND TIFFANY, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING EVERY SINGLE DAY
I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR THIS WORKLOAD AND I REALLY SEE MYSELF AS A COMMISSIONER, AS SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO LISTEN CLOSE FOR WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME ON HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU AND WHAT YOU NEED AND WHAT THE GOALS ARE
PCAT, YOU ALL ARE OUR SUPER VOLUNTEERS
AND ONE OF THE WAYS THAT I THINK THAT I'M MINDFUL OF HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU IS BY EXPANDING YOUR CAPACITY
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE PCAP MEMBERS
I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BE ABLE, AS DEEP AS YOU WANT, TO DIVE INTO THE WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE THE RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN THAT
AND I WANT US TO LEAN ON YOU EVEN MORE THAN WE DO ALREADY, ESPECIALLY GIVEN PROJECTED GROWTH TO THIS REGION
I SEE THE DUWAMISH VALLEY RESIDENTS AS BEING REALLY UNIQUELY SITUATED BECAUSE YOU HAVE A COMPOUNDING IMPACT FROM OUR MARITIME OPERATIONS THAT ARE GROWING AND WILL CONTINUE TO GROW, AND THEN THE INDUSTRIAL, AVIATION, MANUFACTURING, AND ONGOING OPERATIONS
AND TO BE ABLE TO LEAN ON YOU TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUES AND ALSO PUSH OUT STRATEGIES AND INFORMATION FROM THE PORT OF SEATTLE, IT'S ONLY GOING TO BECOME MORE AND MORE INTEGRAL TO OUR SUCCESS IN PROMOTING EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
AND I ALSO WANT TO REMEMBER THIS WAS A VERY INSPIRING PRESENTATION OF THE HEARTWORK AND THAT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS LEGACY OF INJUSTICE THAT I THINK LIVES AT THE CORE OF THE DISPARITIES THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE EXIST IN BACKING DUWAMISH VALLEY RESIDENTS AND SPACES
I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER OF THE GOAL
AND THE GOAL IS TO BELIEVE THAT THERE CAN BE A FULL CLEANUP OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER
TO BELIEVE THAT WE WILL ELIMINATE THE GAPS IN HEALTH OUTCOMES
IN INFANT MORTALITY
IN ASTHMA AND LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR THIS COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY
THAT WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN MAKE PROGRESS ON THAT PAIN
ON THAT INJUSTICE
AND THAT THIS WORK CANNOT OPERATE IN A SILO BETWEEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND COMMUNITIES
BUT THAT WE ADVOCATE AND WE LEVERAGE THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE INTER JURISDICTIONALLY WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY AS WELL
YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF NEEDS BETWEEN YOUR PUBLIC TESTIMONY IN ORDER TO EITHER SUSTAIN YOUR CURRENT LEVEL OPERATIONS OR TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND IT
IN PARTICULAR, ONE THING THAT I WANT TO PULL OUT IS THE NEED FOR SPACE, PHYSICAL SPACE FOR YOU TO OPERATE THAT IS BARRIER FREE
AND SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I'LL HAVE FOR STAFF IS WHETHER THERE'S A CAPITAL BUDGET COMPONENT ASSOCIATED WITH EXPANDING SPACES OR CLEANING UP THE SPACE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE, MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
AND THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO SAY THAT COMES TO MIND FOR ME
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THERE'S ONGOING COMMUNITY CONCERN FOR DISPLACEMENT
THAT AS WE WORK CRITICALLY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
THAT WE WON'T SEE THE SAME THING HAPPEN THAT'S HAPPENING ON BEACON HILL AND IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND ALL THE OTHER HISTORICALLY REDLINED AREAS THAT QUITE FRANKLY WHITE PEOPLE DIDN'T USED TO WANT TO LIVE IN BUT THEY WANT TO LIVE IN NOW
THAT YOU WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMAIN IN PLACE IN THIS PLACE THAT YOU ARE WORKING SO HARD ON EVERY DAY TO MAKE BETTER AND MORE LIVABLE AND MORE FRUITFUL
WE HAVE BEEN IN CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE ABOUT HOW WE BALANCE HISTORICALLY INDUSTRIAL LANDS WITH THE NEED FOR HOUSING
FOR EXAMPLE, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DENNY HECK JUST DID A COMPETITIVENESS STUDY FOR WASHINGTON STATE AND SAID THAT ONE OF THE TOP BARRIERS FOR WORKERS THRIVING IS NOT HAVING HOUSING
AND THERE'S A PALPABLE LACK OF HOUSING IN WASHINGTON STATE
AND WE'RE HEARING THAT THAT EXISTS ALSO IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
AND I THINK THAT ONE THING THAT WE CAN BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT IS AS WE'RE HOLDING THE LINE TO PRESERVE OUR HISTORICALLY INDUSTRIAL SPACES, AS WE'RE INCORPORATING INTO OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR BUILDING DENSITY WITHIN RESIDENTIAL ZONES THAT ARE ALREADY ZONED RESIDENTIAL, THAT WE SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT WITH OUR PARTNERS THAT NEED TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE DUWAMISH VALLEY
IT HAS TO THE PORT OF OUR ADVOCACY STRATEGY
I AM SO DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL FOR THIS INCREDIBLE BODY OF WORK AND I WILL SAY IT'S BEEN PROBABLY THE CLOSEST TO MY HEART AND THE GREATEST JOY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE PROXIMITY TO
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ACTUALLY, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR KEEPING THE CONVERSATION FRESH WITH ALL OF US
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
DO YOU SEE ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES
ONLINE TECHNOLOGY
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PRESENTED TODAY, ALL THE STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE IS ONE THAT I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING VERY CLOSELY
AND IT WAS AN HONOR TO MEET WITH PCAP FOLKS AT THE DUWAMISH HUB AND TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS IN PERSON
I WISH I WAS IN PERSON WITH YOU TODAY, BUT I JUST EXPRESS THE SAME LEVEL OF GRATITUDE THAT COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA HAS GIVEN YOU ALL
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THIS IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE ENGAGING IN, BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND OUR STAFF THAT HAS BEEN LEADING THIS WORK
PEACHES, CHRISTINA AND TIFFANY, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I ADMIRE YOU ALL AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU ALL AT THE PORT
YOUR AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY IS GOING A LONG WAY AND WE SEE HOW THAT PARTNERSHIP IS PLAYING OUT WITH THIS UPDATE THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN TODAY
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THIS WORK
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE WORK THAT WE DO AS A PORT, AS A PUBLIC AGENCY
AND SO IT'S WORK THAT I AM INTERESTED IN, DEDICATED TO UPLIFTING, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CREATING JOB OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES, WHICH LARGELY ARE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE SIMILAR TO MY OWN RIGHT, FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE COME TO THIS COUNTRY AS REFUGEES, AS IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN, BLACK PEOPLE, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, AND OTHER FOLKS OF COLOR
IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE CREATING THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE IN OUR REGION
AND IT'S PROGRAMS LIKE THIS THAT EXPOSE FOLKS TO THE IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR REGION AND AT THE PORT
AND THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS YOU GUYS HAVE CENTERED THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND HAVE CENTERED THEM AND EMPOWERED THEM TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION
OUR COMMUNITIES KNOW THE SOLUTIONS VERY WELL, AND IT'S ABOUT CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND INVITING THEM TO THE TABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR VOICES ARE CENTERED IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING
AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, YOU SEE NEW INNOVATION THAT HAPPENS
AND I THINK THIS PROGRAM IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT
AND SO WHAT I WANT TO COMMIT TO IS CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THIS WORK
AND THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS AROUND THE HUB
I'VE BEEN ASKING THIS QUESTION A LITTLE BIT AROUND SUPPORTING THE HUB AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S AFFORDABLE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I HEAR OFTEN
THE RENTAL IS HIGH FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND I'M WONDERING, HAS THERE BEEN CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE PARK AND REC TO SEE IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN REDUCE THOSE COSTS AND THINK A LITTLE INNOVATIVELY ABOUT PARTNERING WITH PARKS OR EVEN SEATTLE LIBRARY
THEY HAVE INFRASTRUCTURES IN PLACE THAT CAN MAYBE SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CENTER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR POSITIVE REMARKS AS WELL
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND COMING DOWN AND MEETING PCAP FOR DINNER AND GETTING TO KNOW OUR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
IN TERMS OF THE HUB, WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE REDUCED RATES SINCE WE STARTED RECEIVING THAT FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY
WE ARE CURRENTLY AT A 50% DISCOUNTED RATE RIGHT NOW THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR, AND WE'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK TO CHECK IN WITH OUR TENANTS, WITH OUR VISITORS TO SEE HOW WAS THIS, HOW CAN WE MAKE PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS? WE DON'T CHARGE A FEE FOR STAFFING OR FOR ANY EQUIPMENT RENTALS
SO IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE AFFORDABLE RIGHT NOW IN ITS CURRENT, IN ITS CURRENT SPACE SITUATION
BUT WE ARE EXPLORING THAT EVERY FEW MONTHS
SO WE ARE TRYING TO BE VERY ITERATIVE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THAT TO MAKE IT AND ENSURE THAT IT IS AFFORDABLE AND IT STAYS THAT WAY AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT
AND WE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH CITY OF SEATTLE IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES, FROM OPCD TO PARKS IN A REC TO THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND WE'RE STILL IN CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO SUPPORT A PARTNERSHIP AROUND THE HUB
WE'RE STILL IN CONVERSATIONS
I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF TRANSITION AND CHANGES IN THE PAST YEAR SO THAT THE CITY IS WORKING THROUGH, AS YOU KNOW ABOUT PRETTY WELL
BUT YES, WE'RE STILL JUST IN CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE PERSON? THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER
OH, AND YES, ACTUALLY I WILL
I THINK HE'S RIGHT FOR MENTIONING THAT BECAUSE OF THOSE CHANGES TO THE PRICING AND TO OUR APPLICATION PROCESS TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE, WE SAW AN 80% INCREASE IN USE
SO WE'RE SEEING IT WORKING
WHEN YOU'RE LISTENING AND YOU DO THE WORK TO ITERATIVELY, WE ARE SEEING THAT IMPROVEMENT
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT
THAT'S SUPER HELPFUL TO KNOW THAT WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION AND PEOPLE ARE USING THAT FACILITY
THE OTHER THING THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK IS I KNOW THAT THE USAGE OF THE FACILITY IS REALLY DEFINED BY OUR OWN SORT OF PORT OPERATIONS AND CERTAIN EVENTS ARE EXCLUDED, LIKE PEOPLE CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY OR OTHER CULTURAL EVENTS THAT THEY HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY
AND I THINK THOSE ARE WAYS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, TO COLLABORATE AND WORK TOGETHER AND IT BENEFITS THE ECONOMY
WHEN YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, YOU'RE BUYING SOMETHING LOCALLY
AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO LOOK AT HOW WE DEFINE THE WAYS THAT WE USE THAT FACILITY
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT IN THE COMING YEARS AND HOPE TO PARTNER WITH YOUR TEAM ON THAT
SO THAT'S JUST I KNOW WE CAN'T GO INTO DEFINITION AND WORD SMITHING, HOW WE DEFINE THINGS, BUT THAT IS ON MY MIND WHEN I THINK OF THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THAT DOES ECHO OUR EXPERIENCE AS WELL
SO I'M REALLY GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE BECAUSE OF STRUCTURAL HISTORICAL DISCRIMINATION AND REDLINING IN THIS COMMUNITY, THOSE JOBS, THE SECTORS THAT WE'RE INVOLVED WITH, AVIATION, MARITIME, CONSTRUCTION, TRADES, THEY ARE EXCLUSIVE
AND THAT'S BEEN PART OF OUR HARD LESSONS LEARNED OVER THE PAST YEAR, IS WE TRY TO BRING THESE SPECIFIC CAREERS TO THE HUB, TO THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S JUST HARD, HARD IT'S HARD TO GET THE VOLUME OF ATTENDEES TO THOSE SPECIFIC EVENTS THAT WE'VE SEEN, IF WE JUST ONLY FOCUS IT ON THOSE
BUT WITH FEEDBACK AND SO MUCH WONDERFUL WORK FROM PEACHES AND BETSY AND OUR TEAM AND COMMUNITY, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REALLY MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT MORE
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FALL IN LOVE WITH MARITIME EVENT IN NOVEMBER, SO WE'LL INVITE EVERYONE TO COME AND JOIN
BUT AGAIN, PARTNERING WITH ADIA DE LOS MORTOS, AN EVENT THAT KEYSA HAD SPOKEN TO, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MAKE IT FIT TO START INTRODUCING PORT RELATED INDUSTRIES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNITY IN WAYS THAT MAKE SENSE
SO WE'RE NOT JUST PUSHING THINGS THAT AREN'T GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL
BUT THANK YOU
THANKS FOR OFFERING THAT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
YEAH, I MEAN, WHAT MORE IS THERE TO ADD? LET ME JUST FIRST START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO BOTH CHRISTINA AND TIFFANY FOR YOUR TERRIFIC WORK ON THIS FRONT
I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS NOT ONLY PROGRESSIVE AND REVOLUTIONARY, BUT IT'S ALSO LONG OVERDUE
HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE OUR MISSION IS OBVIOUSLY FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUT IT'S BECOME VERY OBVIOUS OVER THE YEARS, MY TIME AT THE PORT, THAT ECONOMIC GROWTH DOES NOT ALWAYS INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE
RIGHT
AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HEAR CONTINUALLY WHEN
I'M IN THE COMMUNITY, I'VE HEARD PEOPLE COME UP TO SAY AND SAY, HEY, YOU ALWAYS TALK ABOUT GROWTH AND GROWTH AT ALL COST
BUT REMEMBER THAT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING ECONOMIC DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S IMPROVING THE LIVES OF EVERYBODY NECESSARILY
IN FACT, GROWTH AT ALL COST SOMETIMES COMES AT A COST
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR TODAY, IS THAT WE ARE BEING VERY CONSCIOUS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS COST TO A LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PORT
AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
AND WE HAVE GONE THROUGH A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN OUR MENTALITY AND OUR CULTURE HERE AT THE PORT
AND TODAY YOU'RE BEARING WITNESS TO SOME OF THE TERRIFIC WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TO RECTIFY THAT COST
AND SO I WANT TO THANK THE PORT STAFF FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THIS
THIS IS NOT EASY WORK
THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A MUSCLE THAT WE'VE FLEXED REGULARLY OR USED TO FLEXING, BUT THE REALITY IS THAT WE ARE BUILDING THIS MUSCLE
YOU CAN TELL FROM THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT WE'VE HAD TODAY THAT IT'S BEING RECOGNIZED AND THAT WE'RE MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS AND WE'RE NOT THERE YET
I THINK WE CAN ALL REALLY ADMIT THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO DO HERE
BUT I THINK EVERYONE HERE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT EVERY COMMISSIONER ON THIS COMMISSION IS COMMITTED TO THIS WORK AND THAT WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE FRUITS OF ALL THE LABOR
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU THAT YOU'RE DOING
AND YOU HEARD EARLIER MY COMMENTS OF SUPPORT
I ALSO WANT TO JUST COMMENT ON THE CONTEXT WITHIN WHICH THIS WORK IS HAPPENING AND SOME OF THE ORIGINS OF WHY THE PORT FIRST GOT ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT HAS TO DO WITH CLEANUP OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER AND IN PARTICULAR, THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT LAYS AHEAD
SO IT IS WONDERFUL THAT WE HAVE THIS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GOING
WE NEED TO KNOW THAT
I THINK, AS YOU SAID, WE ARE WEDDED FOR LIFE
AND WHAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO ON THE PORT SIDE OF THINGS IS TO BE A FIERCE PUBLIC ADVOCATE FOR THE PUBLIC IN THE CLEANUP
AND I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE SUFFER FROM WHAT OFTEN HAPPENS IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS WHERE THE BENEFITS OF INDUSTRY OF COMMERCE ARE PRIVATIZED AND THE RISKS ARE SOCIALIZED
BY SOCIALIZED, I MEAN PUT ON THE PUBLIC TO PAY FOR
AND WE ARE SEEING THAT TENSION RIGHT NOW AS WE ADVOCATE FOR A ROBUST CLEANUP OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER
AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT THE POLLUTER PAYS
AND WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE COSTS ARE NOT SOCIALIZED, THAT THE POLLUTER WILL PAY FOR THOSE, WHOEVER THEY ARE, WHETHER THEY EXIST ANYMORE OR NOT
WE'RE GOING TO GO AFTER THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CHAIN IN THAT INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE POLLUTION AND IT CONTINUES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE POLLUTION, WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT DOESN'T END NOW, THERE IS STILL RUNOFF THAT'S GOING INTO THE RIVER THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO
AND HONESTLY, WE SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME THINKING ABOUT
IT'S HARD NOT TO WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR FUTURE BUDGETS AND RECOGNIZE WHAT AN ENORMOUS PERCENTAGE OF THE REVENUES OF THE PORT FROM LEVY AND OTHER THINGS WILL GO INTO CLEANUP FROM HISTORIC POLLUTION
SO I DON'T MEAN TO END ON A DOWN NOTE, BUT JUST TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT FIERCELY FOR THESE COMMUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CLEANUP DOES HAPPEN APPROPRIATELY
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO HEAR, OF COURSE, OF ALL THIS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR IT
AND I'M HOPING TO BE ABLE TO COME DOWN AND HAVE DINNER WITH YOU GUYS, TOO
SOUNDS LIKE IT'S REALLY INTERESTING
THANK YOU
OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK INTO OUR NORMAL ORDER OF THINGS WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING ITEMS EIGHT A, EIGHT B, EIGHT C, EIGHT D, EIGHT E, EIGHT F, EIGHT G, EIGHT H
SO MOVED
SECOND
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
WITH THAT, THE MOTION PASSES
MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA, WE HAVE TWO NEW BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY
CLERK HART, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD, AND WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK ON TO INTRODUCE IT? YES
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN A, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO INCREASE THE PROGRAM BUDGET TO THE AMOUNT OF $500 MILLION, TO AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL $159,500,000 TO CONTINUE PHASE A CONSTRUCTION, AND TO EXECUTE A TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ALASKA AIRLINES FOR THE PORTION OF THE WORK OF THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
COMMISSIONERS, THE NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SEA GATEWAY PROJECT, IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALASKA AIRLINES TO RE ENVISION THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE FROM CURBSIDE THROUGH SECURITY TO THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR AIRPORT PASSENGER ENTRANCE
THE PROJECT WILL NOT ONLY IMPROVE THE LOOK AND FEEL OF THE SPACE, BUT ALSO INCREASE PASSENGER THROUGHPUT AND SECURITY SCREENING CAPACITY
THIS REQUEST IS TO AUTHORIZE AN INCREASE IN OVERALL PROGRAM BY $100 MILLION TO $500 MILLION TO AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL 1 POINT MILLION OF THIS AMOUNT FOR PHASE A CONSTRUCTION
PHASE A CONVERTS THE CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED BRIDGE PROMENADE LEVEL INTO APPROXIMATELY 24,500 SQ FT USABLE SPACE FOR ALASKA AND OTHER PORT TENANTS AND ALSO UPDATES OTHER PORTIONS OF THE MAIN TERMINAL AND ASSOCIATED BUILDING SYSTEMS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THE BUILD OUT OF THE BRIDGE PROMENADE LEVEL
AND PRESENTERS THIS AFTERNOON ARE JEFF MOCHAN, INTERIM DIRECTOR, AVIATION BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES AT SEA, AND ALSO ALAN OLSEN, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JEFF MULKIN
JEFF
THANK YOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, METRUCK AND COMMISSION PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONERS
GOOD TO BE WITH YOU TODAY
AND THIS IS OUR FOURTH EVOLUTION AND RETURNING TO DISCUSS THE SEA GATEWAY NORTH MAIN TERMINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
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IN THIS REQUEST, WE'LL BE LOOKING TO OR SEEKING TO INCREASE THE PROGRAM BUDGET TO $500 MILLION
THIS WILL ALSO AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL 159.5 MILLION TO CONTINUE PHASE A CONSTRUCTION
AND AS WE KNOW, THEY EXECUTE A TENANT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TRA WITH ALASKA AIRLINES
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AS I JUST MENTIONED, THIS IS A FOURTH EVOLUTION IN THIS PROJECT REQUESTING AN AUTHORIZATION
WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT ONCE AGAIN AT 159 FIVE
AND AGAIN, THIS IS FOCUSED ON PHASE A
ONCE WE GET THROUGH PHASE A, THE REMAINING WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL 159.5, CLOSING US TO 500 MILLION
WE ENDEAVOR AS A PROJECT TEAM OF ALASKA AND THE PORT TO KEEP THAT AT OR BELOW $500 MILLION
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WHILE WE HAVE SOME HISTORY ON IT, AGAIN, JUST SOME PROGRAM BACKGROUND
AGAIN IN 2019 THE PORT AND ALASKA AIRLINES PARTNERED ON THIS PROJECT TO REDESIGN AND REDEVELOP ZONE SIX AND SEVEN AND THE PROMENADE HERE AT SEA, ALASKA WILL LEAD THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE TRAS I JUST MENTIONED
AND ONCE WE ARE COMPLETE, YOU'LL SEE SIMILAR DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THE REMAINING LOBBIES HERE AT THE PORT
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THE RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT
SO THE PROGRAM DRIVERS ARE THE RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT OF, AS WE KNOW, A SOMEWHAT AGED FACILITY IN 1980S ERA THAT WILL ADDRESS THE BASE BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND OF COURSE UPDATE THE ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES, BUT ALSO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS
SPECIFICALLY, THE CIRCULATION SPACE WILL BE IMPROVED AS CUSTOMERS TRANSITION THROUGH THE LOBBIES
TECHNOLOGY WILL BE IMPROVED AND ENHANCED NOTWITHSTANDING AND SECURITY CHECKPOINT, CHECKPOINT FIVE SPECIFICALLY WOULD BE RECONFIGURED AND IMPROVED
THIS WILL ALSO BRING THE TERMINAL UP TO OUR BUILDING CODE, NOTABLY FOR SMOKE CONTROL AND FIRE SPRINKLERS
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THIS WILL ALSO BRING US TO OUR DOT 382 ADA ENHANCEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS
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WITH THAT, I'LL ASK ALAN TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHT AND A DEEP DIVE ON THE PROJECT ITSELF
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS SECTION VIEW OF THE MAIN TERMINAL, THE WORK FOR PHASE A CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE CONCENTRATED ON THE TICKETING LEVEL, SPECIFICALLY AT THE WINDOW WALL, WHICH IS GOING TO BE BUMPED OUT TOWARDS THE DEPARTURES DRIVE, VERY SIMILAR TO HOW IT IS DONE DOWN IN ZONE ONE FOR INTERNATIONAL CHECK IN TO CREATE MORE SPACE FOR ALASKA CHECK IN AND BACKDROP
BELOW THAT IN RED YOU CAN SEE THE BRIDGE PROMENADE LEVEL THAT IS CURRENTLY OPEN TO THE ENVIRONMENT
THIS IS THE SPACE THAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT OUT APPROXIMATELY 24 OR 25,000 SQ FT
FOR NEW TENANT SPACE AND OPERATIONAL SPACE FOR ALASKA
IN ADDITION, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE BUILD OUT OF THE PROMENADE LEVEL, THERE IS SUPPORTING WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN THE BAGGAGE CLAIM LEVEL AND THAT'S GOING TO BE PRIMARILY FOR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROMENADE PLUS UTILITY SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF HVAC AND BAGGAGE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
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HERE'S AN ARCHITECT'S RENDERING OF THE NEW EXTERIOR PORTALS AT THE NORTH END OF THE MAIN TERMINAL
THIS ALSO, IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO PICK OUT, BUT TO THE LEFT OF DOOR 29 YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THAT BUMP OUT AREA THAT IS BEING BUILT TO ACCOMMODATE INCREASED CHECK IN AND BACKDROP CAPACITY
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HERE WE ARE AT THE VERY SOUTH END OF ALASKA'S TICKET AREA AND ZONE SIX
THAT SHOWS AGAIN THE BUMP OUT FROM THE INTERIOR ALONG WITH THE CURBSIDE CHECK IN
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HERE'S AN INTERIOR VIEW OF THE RECONFIGURED AREA AT THE VERY NORTHERNMOST PART OF THE MAIN TERMINAL WINDOW WALL, AND YOU CAN SEE IT IS MUCH WIDER AND BRIGHTER THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE
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HERE IS A RENDERING OF HOW THE BAGGAGE CLAIM IS GOING TO LOOK
WE'RE PUTTING NEW CEILINGS IN OVER ALL OF THE CLAIM DEVICES, BUT LEAVING AS MUCH HIGH CEILING AS POSSIBLE AT THE ESCALATOR COURSE
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HERE'S A VIEW FROM THE ARRIVALS CURBSIDE SHOWING THE NEW ADA COMPLIANT RAMPS AND THE NEW EXTERIOR PORTALS THAT MIMIC WHAT'S BEING DONE UP ON THE DEPARTURES DRIVE
AND IF YOU LOOK DIRECTLY ABOVE THAT DOOR, YOU CAN SEE THE BUILT OUT PROMENADE AREA THAT'S ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE SKY BRIDGES
THAT'S GOING TO BE ALASKA AIRLINES CHECK IN AND BACKDROP AS WELL
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HERE'S AN INTERIOR SHOT OF THE NEW ADA COMPLIANT RAMPS THAT EXIT OUT ONTO THE ARRIVALS DRIVE
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AND HERE'S A QUICK VIEW OF THE AREA ON THE BRIDGE PROMENADE LEVEL THAT AGAIN, IS CURRENTLY OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS THAT WILL BE ENCLOSED TO CREATE NEW CHECK IN AND BACKDROP CAPACITY FOR ALASKA IN ADDITION TO FURTHER OFFICE SPACE AS YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH DOWN THE BRIDGE PROMENADE LEVEL
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RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT 90% DESIGN FOR THE PHASE A SCOPE OF WORK AND WE ARE GOING TO BE AT 60% DESIGN FOR THE PHASE B WORK, WHICH AGAIN IS GOING TO PRIMARILY TAKE PLACE ON TICKETING, SCREENING CHECKPOINT NUMBER FIVE AND THE MEZZANINE LEVEL, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING BACK TO YOU FOR BY THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER NEXT YEAR
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HERE'S THE CURRENT HIGH LEVEL SCHEDULE
WE ARE POISED TO BEGIN ERECTING CONSTRUCTION BARRICADES IN THE BAGGAGE CLAIM
WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH ALL THE IMPACTED STAKEHOLDERS AND AIRLINES SO THAT WHEN THOSE BARRICADES GO UP, IT WILL BE AS SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE
I'M NOT SAYING THERE WON'T BE ANY IMPACTS, BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY TO MITIGATE IMPACTS WITH ALL RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AS WITH ALASKA AIRLINES OPERATIONS AND THEIR PUBLIC AFFAIRS STAFF RIGHT NOW
THE WORK IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF APRIL 2026, THAT IS BOTH PHASES A AND B, AND WE ARE HOPING TO BETTER THAT DATE
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH A DESIGN BUILD TEAM TO BRING THAT COMPLETION DATE BACK TO THE END OF FOURTH QUARTER 2025
NEXT SLIDE, SOME KEY PROGRAM RISKS AND MITIGATION STEPS
OF COURSE
GIVEN THE LOCATION THAT ALL OF THIS WORK IS TAKING PLACE
OPERATIONAL DISRUPTIONS ARE DEFINITELY AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR THINKING
AND WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH EVERY IMPACTED STAKEHOLDER GROUP AND ALSO THE PORT'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS GROUP TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT AS THIS WORK IS TAKING PLACE AND DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO MITIGATE IMPACTS TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AND TO EMPLOYEES AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO COME TO THE PORT
WE'RE PROVIDING DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY UPDATES TO OPERATIONS, CUSTOMER SERVICE, EXTERNAL OPERATIONS, AND OTHER IMPACTED STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY NAYS ON THE SAME PAGE, BECAUSE THIS IS A DESIGN BUILD PROJECT
DESIGN EVOLUTION IS ONE OF THE KEY RISKS THAT WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON, AND WE ARE HOLDING VARIOUS CONTINGENCIES IN THE COST MODEL THAT WE ARE WORKING ON AND TO COVER SOME OF THOSE UNFORESEEN ITEMS AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU BY THE END OF FIRST QUARTER NEXT YEAR WITH THE FINAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THE DESIGN COMPLETED FOR THE PHASE B SCOPE OF WORK
AND FINALLY, SECURITY SCREENING
CHECKPOINT NUMBER FIVE IS ONE OF THE KEY PORTIONS OF THIS PROJECT, AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE SCREENING LANE CLOSURES AS A RESULT
AND SO WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH AVIATION SECURITY OPERATIONS, TSA, CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, ALASKA OPERATIONS, YOU NAME IT, WHERE WE'RE MEETING WITH THEM TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE IMPACTS AND WHATEVER IMPACTS THEY ARE AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE
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DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? NOPE
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE RIGHT ON
JUST KIDDING
WE WILL MOST DEFINITELY HAVE A QUESTION
THANK YOU FOR A GREAT PRESENTATION, TOO
I KNOW THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL, THE COMMISSIONERS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THIS IN ADVANCE IN WHICH WE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED AS WELL
COMMISSIONERS, IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS
COMMISSIONER CHO
GO AHEAD
NO, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
WE DID GO OVER THIS IN OUR BRIEFING AND EXTENSIVELY IN AVIATION COMMITTEE, BUT MAYBE FOR THE PUBLIC, WE CAN KIND OF GO OVER WHY WE'RE GOING OVER WHY WE ARE APPROACHING THIS THROUGH THE REIMBURSEMENT MODEL AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WE TRADITIONALLY DO
JEFF? I THINK FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, THERE'S A NOTION THAT IF THE AIRLINES TOOK THE LEAD ON THIS PROJECT, IT COULD BE DONE MORE EFFICIENTLY IN AN EXPEDITED FASHION
AND SO FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE AND WITH UNIQUE PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT'S GOING TO DIRECTLY BE A POSITIVE BENEFIT TO ALASKA AIRLINES, THE TRA APPROACH WAS SELECTED
MANAGING DIRECTOR LITTLE
YEAH, IF I COULD JUST ADD TO WHAT JEFF HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD
BUT IF I COULD ALSO ADD, THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE VERY DISRUPTIVE TO THE PASSENGERS, AND THE PASSENGERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED PRIMARILY ARE THE ALASKA AIRLINES PASSENGERS
SO ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD WITH ALASKA WHEN WE STARTED THIS WHOLE TERRY DISCUSSION IS THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR ACTUALLY FOR THEM TO MANAGE THE PAIN THAT THEIR PASSENGERS WILL ENDURE DURING THIS PROJECT
THAT WAS AN ADDITIONAL REASON FOR DOING A TRA IN ADDITION TO THE ONES THAT JEFF GAVE
THANK YOU
THAT'S GREAT
I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A VERY FAIR POINT TO SAY THAT THIS REDUCES A LAYER OF VERY COMPLICATED COORDINATION THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY IF WE WERE DOING IT OURSELVES
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR THINKING ABOUT THAT
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC WAS AWARE WHY WE WERE PAYING AIRLINES TO DO THIS AS OPPOSED TO DOING IT OURSELVES
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
YEAH
SIMILAR TO COMMISSIONER CHO, I WAS BRIEFED ON THIS AS A MEMBER OF THE AVIATION COMMITTEE, SO NO QUESTIONS
AND I FELT LIKE YOU GUYS ANSWERED OR ALREADY EXPLAINED WELL THE COST INCREASE AND WHY THE NUMBERS ARE SO HIGH
SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE
GREAT
THANK YOU
GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
MY QUESTION IS RELATING TO THE PROJECTED IMPACT THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE ON THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, WHETHER IT'S SECURITY WAIT LINES OR NOISE
CAN YOU JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC SO THEY CAN MAKE PLANS AROUND INCREASED WAIT TIMES OR ANY COLLABORATIONS THAT YOU HAVE WITH OUR ARTS COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEAUTIFYING UNSIGHTLY PROJECTS? OH, BOY
I'LL TAKE THIS ONE
WELL, LET ME START WITH THE LAST ITEM THAT YOU BROUGHT UP
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING TEAM AND ALSO PUBLIC AFFAIRS, OUR EXTERNAL RELATIONS TEAM EXCUSE ME
TO GET MESSAGING OUT ON THE CONSTRUCTION BARRICADES
AND WE HAVE A VARIETY OF MESSAGES THAT ARE GOING TO BE SHOWN WHEN THOSE BARRICADES ARE UP THAT NOT ONLY HELP WAY FINDING, BUT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONES THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE, LIKE US WITH THE QR CODE THAT PEOPLE CAN GO IN AND SCAN WITH THEIR SMARTPHONES OR SMART DEVICES TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON
WE'RE ALSO IN THE EARLY STAGES OF WORKING WITH OUR ART GROUP, TOMMY GREGORY AND HIS TEAM, TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO PUT LOCAL ART ON SOME OF THOSE CONSTRUCTION BARRICADES IN ADDITION TO THE WAY FINDING ANOTHER VITAL INFORMATION THAT THE PASSENGERS ARE GOING TO NEED
SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER PUBLIC ART LOCATIONS THAT WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROJECT ON ALL THE LEVELS THAT WE'LL BE WORKING, WE'RE REALLY PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH IN TERMS OF ENCOURAGING LOCAL ART TO BE DISPLAYED WITHIN THESE SPACES
AND FINALLY, IN TERMS OF IMPACT, BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS NOT AT THE TOP OF OUR RISK MITIGATION LIST FOR NO REASON
THERE ARE SO MANY TOUCH POINTS IN THIS TYPE OF WORK, ESPECIALLY IN A TERMINAL THAT'S OPEN
TWENTY FOUR, SEVEN
AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE DESIGN BILL TEAM, WITH HENSEL PHELPS, WHO WAS PUTTING TOGETHER THE PHASING SCHEDULE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES THAT ARE LOUD OR THAT ARE OTHERWISE DISRUPTIVE OR THAT COULD HAVE ODOR ASSOCIATED WITH THEM ALL TAKE PLACE DURING AFTER HOURS
AND THAT'S TYPICALLY BETWEEN 10:00 P.M
AND 04:00 A.M.
AND THAT SAME THING GOES FOR LOADING IN, LOADING OUT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND DEBRIS, MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S DONE AT TIMES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE PRACTICALLY NO IMPACT ON PASSENGERS WHO ARE EITHER DROPPED, PEOPLE WHO ARE DROPPING OFF OR PICKING UP PASSENGERS ON EITHER OF THE DRIVES
IN TERMS OF SECURITY SCREENING, THIS IS ON OUR CRITICAL PATH
THAT RECONFIGURATION OF SECURITY SCREENING
CHECKPOINT NUMBER FIVE IS THE LYNCHPIN OF PHASE B WORK
AND WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH COMPANION PROJECTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE AT THE AIRPORT AS WELL AS WITH TSA AND AVIATION SECURITY, WITH AVIATION OPERATIONS, WITH ALASKA OPERATIONS
YOU SHOULD COME TO SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS
THEY'RE PRETTY INTERESTING
BUT YES, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MITIGATE THOSE IMPACTS
BUT I HAVE TO BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU, THERE ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTS
WE ARE WORKING OUR BEST TO MINIMIZE THOSE, BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S GOING TO BE WORTH THE PAIN IN THE END
YEAH, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MINIMIZING THE IMPACT ON THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
I JUST ASK THAT YOU ALSO BE MINDFUL TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM SO THAT WHEN THERE ARE IMPACTS OR DELAYS, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PUSH THAT OUT TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY CAN PLAN ACCORDINGLY FOR THAT
AND WE DO HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE ALASKA, THEIR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND OUR PORT TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT MESSAGE GETS OUT TO ALASKAN CUSTOMERS AND TO PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO THE PORT'S WEBSITE
THANK YOU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, COMMISSIONER, A LOT HAS BEEN SAID, BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH MENTIONING AND COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND OTHER COMMISSIONER HAVE KIND OF HIT ON THIS DISRUPTION PART
AND I THINK I'M GOING TO CHANNEL MANAGING DIRECTOR LITTLE HERE
A LITTLE BIT OF SAYING IS THAT IN OUR FOOTPRINT THAT WE HAVE, THE PUBLIC MAY ASK WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? THE REASON IS THE OUTCOME ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHICH IS ADDING 24,000 MORE FEET OF SPACE, WHICH PULLING IT OUT OF ALMOST NOWHERE OF THESE PROMENADES THAT AREN'T USED IN THIS EFFORT
BUT ALL OF OUR SPACES ARE BEING OCCUPIED AND FULLY USED
SO WE'RE CHANGING, WE'RE MODIFYING THE AIRCRAFT AS WE'RE FLYING IT IN ORDER TO DO IT
AND THESE OPERATIONS ARE CONTINUING HERE
SO IT'S REALLY WE HEAR YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA WE HAVE TO HAVE THE VISION OF WHERE WE'RE GOING AND WHY IT TAKES THOSE GROWING PAINS TO GET THROUGH THERE
AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE LANCE HAS SAID THIS BEFORE IN OTHER MEETINGS
WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT VISION OF WHERE WE'RE GOING AND THEN THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHY WE'RE DOING THAT, BUT WE'LL GET THERE
BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF HARD WORK IN ORDER TO DO THAT
BUT WE APPRECIATE IT
I THINK IT'S JUST NOTING THAT AS WE GO FORWARD ON ALL THESE PROJECTS
JUST ONE COMMENT
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT AS A COMMISSION, AS AN EXECUTIVE TEAM IS WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF AVIATION? DID COVID CHANGE IT IN SOME WAY FUNDAMENTALLY? AND I THINK WE'RE VERY MUCH STILL ANALYZING IT, BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE ARE A FEW PATTERNS THAT ARE EMERGING THAT INDICATE THAT THINGS ARE DIFFERENT THAN THEY WERE BEFORE COVID
AND ONE OF THEM IS THIS QUESTION AROUND BUSINESS TRAVEL
WILL THAT EVER RETURN TO THE LEVELS THAT WE SAW PREPANDEMIC? IT'S SHOWING THAT IT'S BEGINNING TO TREND BACK TOWARDS WHERE IT WAS PRIOR TO COVID
BUT INTERESTINGLY, LEISURE TRAVEL, WHICH REBOUNDED MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN BUSINESS TRAVEL, IS SHOWING AN ACCELERATED GROWTH
AND THE EXPLANATION THAT I'VE HEARD, AND IT ACTUALLY CAME FROM SOME OF THE EARNINGS CALLS OF AIRLINES THIS LAST WEEK, IS THAT BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOW WORKING MORE REMOTELY, THEY'RE ABLE TO TRAVEL DURING SEASONS OF THE YEAR WHEN THEY WOULDN'T HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL OR EVEN GO AND LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE, TEMPORARILY EVEN, AND SO FLY BACK AND FORTH MORE REGULARLY
AND SO ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DOESN'T QUITE FIT IN THE CATEGORY OF LEISURE OR BUSINESS, BUT IS ALMOST A NEW CATEGORY OF TRAVEL
AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE'RE SEEING NUMBERS LIKE WE SAW IN SEPTEMBER THAT WERE HIGHER THAN SEPTEMBER'S PRIOR TO COVID, MORE LIKE A SUMMER SEASON FOR US, WHICH WAS PART OF WHAT CREATED COMPLICATIONS THAT ARE CHECKPOINTS FOR TRAVEL
WE JUST WEREN'T BASED ON HISTORICAL TRENDS
FOLKS WEREN'T ANTICIPATING THAT KIND OF VOLUME IN SEPTEMBER WHEN NORMALLY PEOPLE WOULD BE GOING BACK TO WORK, BACK TO SCHOOL, ET CETERA
SO ALL OF THAT IS TO SAY, WITHIN THAT LARGER CONTEXT, IT ONLY MAKES A STRONGER CASE FOR THESE KINDS OF INVESTMENTS IN MAKING USE OF A RELATIVELY SMALL FOOTPRINT TO MAXIMIZE OUR CAPACITY AT THE PORT AND TO THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA STUDY SESSION THIS MORNING
THAT IS THE MESSAGE THAT WAS SENT TO US BACK IN 2009 BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE, WHICH IS WE AS AN AVIATION COMMUNITY NEED TO MAXIMIZE SEA BEFORE WE CONSIDER CITING A SECOND ONE
AND THAT IS WHAT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO HERE
WE'RE TRYING TO MAXIMIZE OUR USE OF THE FACILITY IN EVERY CHOKE POINT, WHETHER IT'S AEROSPACE OR RAMP OR FACILITY OR GROUND TRANSPORTATION, SO THAT THE REAL IMPACT THAT COMES FROM A BIG COMMERCIAL AIRPORT ISN'T THEN UNNECESSARILY BURDENING ANOTHER COMMUNITY
SO I THINK THAT'S SOME OF THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE DEMAND ON THE PART OF THE PUBLIC FOR TRAVEL AND TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S AS AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE AND NOT CONSTRAINED IN SUCH A WAY THAT DRIVES TICKET PRICES THROUGH THE ROOF
SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, WE DO HAVE AN ACTION BEFORE US
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO SUPPORT THIS ACTION? ITEM SO MOVED
SECOND
ALL RIGHT
THE MOTION WAS MADE IN SECONDED
CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE COMMISSIONERS? YES
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AYE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU FOR AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
AND WITH THAT, THE MOTION PASSES
CLERK HART
CAN YOU NOW READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE? WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
INTRODUCE IT
YES
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN B AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE AND EXECUTE PROJECT SPECIFIC CONTRACTS FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING AIRLINE TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, DESIGN SERVICES AND COMMISSIONER SERVICES TO PROCEED WITH DESIGN OF THE PROJECT
TO UTILIZE, AUTHORIZE, ADVERTISE, AND EXECUTE A GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER CONTRACT TO PROCEED WITH PRE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND THE DELIVERY OF THE PROJECT AND TO UTILIZE PORT CREWS FOR THE SOUTH CONCOURSE EVOLUTION PROJECT AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000
AND THEN FOR OUR PRESENTERS AT THE TABLE, SINCE THE SCREENS ARE BEHIND YOU, ARE YOU ABLE TO HAVE YOUR PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF YOU, OR DO YOU WANT TO MOVE TO THIS CONFIGURATION? WE'LL MAKE IT WORK
OKAY
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONERS
THIS ITEM IS A CONTINUING ON OF OUR INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
THIS ITEM REQUESTS COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE FORWARD ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS FOR THE SOUTH CONCOURSE EVOLUTION PROJECT AT SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST IS $100 MILLION
THE SOUTH CONCOURSE EVOLUTION, OR SOCOEVO, I BELIEVE, IS THE ACRONYM NOW TO SHORTEN THAT PROJECT WILL RENOVATE THE EXISTING SOUTH CONCOURSE, BRINGING A MUCH NEEDED UPDATE USING A MULTI PHASE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WILL EXTEND THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE SOUTH CONCOURSE AND MEET CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS
THIS INCLUDES STRUCTURAL, SEISMIC AND BUILDING SYSTEM UPGRADES, AS WELL AS MODERNIZATION OF PASSENGER SPACES
PRESENTERS ARE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AVIATION, LANCE LITTLE, KEN WARREN, CAPITAL PROJECT PROGRAM LEADER AND STEWART MATTHEWS
LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION NOW
STEWARD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AVIATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN OVER TO MANAGING DIRECTOR LITTLE
OKAY
THANK YOU, STEVE
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, VIEWERS, ONLINE AND IN A PERSON IN THE ROOM
SO THE SOUTH CONCOURSE IS A 50 YEAR OLD FACILITY
I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY DESIGNED FOR USEFUL LIFE OF ABOUT 20 OR 30 YEARS
IT HAS LASTED MORE THAN 20 YEARS LONGER THAN IT WAS INTENDED
OR IS THAT I'M A FORMER AIRPORT DIRECTOR MYSELF
I ALWAYS HAVE THIS CONVERSATION
HE ALWAYS REMINDS ME TO CREDIT THE PEOPLE WHO DESIGNED THESE FACILITIES 50 YEARS AGO BECAUSE THEY HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER THAN THEY WERE ANTICIPATED
SO KUDOS TO THE PEOPLE WHO DESIGNED, BUILT, AND WHO HAVE MAINTAINED AND OPERATED THIS FACILITY FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS
THE FACILITY HAS SERVED ITS PURPOSE, IT SERVED IT WELL, AND ACTUALLY, IT WILL CONTINUE BECAUSE THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE THE RENOVATION
BUT IT'S NOW TIME TO MOVE ON
IT'S TIME TO THINK OF THE NEXT 50 YEARS
AS MUCH AS WE ADMIRE THIS FACILITY AND THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT IT, IT IS NOT THE FACILITY THAT WILL HELP US TO REALIZE OUR VISION AND TO ACHIEVE OUR LONG TERM OBJECTIVE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS JUST SPOKE ABOUT THE VISION, AND STEVE SPOKE ABOUT THE VISION
RIGHT
SO I'M HOPING THAT WITH THE OPENING OF THE N CONCOURSE AND THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL FACILITY, PEOPLE WILL BEGIN TO VISUALIZE AND HAVE A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF SEA
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN THIS PROJECT IS THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTH CONCOURSE
IT'S THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE EXISTING FACILITY FROM THE 20TH CENTURY BASICALLY INTO THE 21ST CENTURY
IT'S THE NEXT MAJOR PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT WILL TAKE US TO THE COVETED FIVE STAR RATING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO
IT WILL HAVE AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL, DUTY FREE, MOTHER'S NURSING SUITE, SENSORY ROOMS, MEDITATION ROOMS, BEAUTIFUL LOUNGES, LOTS OF OPEN SPACES, LOTS OF NATURAL LIGHTS, ET CETERA
BUT IT'S NOT ALL THAT GLAMOR AND GLITTER, RIGHT? AT THE SAME TIME, SUSTAINABILITY WOULD BE A KEY COMPONENT OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
SAFETY IS A MAJOR PART OF THE SCOPE
SEISMIC UPGRADES, STRUCTURAL UPGRADES, CODE AND ADA COMPLIANCE
AND THE REALITY IS THAT THIS MEGA PROJECT, JUST LIKE THE ONE WE JUST DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, THIS MEGA PROJECT WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE, COMPLICATED AND DISRUPTIVE PROJECTS THAT WE'LL EVER UNDERTAKE
HOWEVER, AT THE END OF THE DAY, AS ALLEN POINTED OUT, IT WILL BE WORTH IT
SO TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL, I'LL HAND OVER TO KEN WARREN AND STUART MATTIS TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS PROJECT
KEN? THANK YOU
CAN WE MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? WE CAN CONTINUE
THIS IS MY SLIDE AND WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE
THANK YOU, LANCE
AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE SOCOEVO PROJECT ADDRESSES BOTH FACILITY NEEDS AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AS LANCE HAS NOTED NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE PROJECT WILL BE A COMPLEX DANCE BETWEEN CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS
OUR TEAM HAS IDENTIFIED AN AIRPORTWIDE NEED TO ADDRESS GATING REQUIREMENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE OUR GOAL
WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND OUR PARTNERS TO DEVELOP THIS NEW PROGRAM
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE TWO PHASE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A SIX GATE OUTAGE OVER A SIX YEAR CONSTRUCTION PERIOD IN EACH PHASE
MARRYING THE OPERATIONAL WITH THE CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS OVER TIME WILL BALANCE THE COST AND THE SCHEDULE OF THE PROJECT WHILE MINIMIZING THE CUSTOMER AND OPERATIONAL IMPACT
THE SOLUTION REALLY IS BIGGER THAN JUST THE SOUTH CONCOURSE
THANK YOU, KEN
COMMISSIONER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I'LL BE COVERING A FEW ELEMENTS HERE OF THE BRIEFING BEFORE I TURN IT BACK OVER TO KEN
SO, AS KEN NOTED, THE PROJECT DEFINITION DOCUMENT HAS PUT TOGETHER A VERY HIGH LEVEL STRATEGY THAT SPLITS THE GATING IMPACTS FOR THE PROGRAM INTO A TWO PHASE APPROACH
YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THIS SLIDE
IT'S NECESSARILY IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT WHILE THIS EFFORT IS VERY NECESSARY ELEMENT OF THE PDD, IT'S STILL VERY EARLY IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE OVERALL GATING STRATEGY
OUR PLANNING AND CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS CONCEPT, WORKING NOW WITH OUR OPERATIONS TEAM AND UTILIZING OUR CURRENT FLIGHT SCHEDULES TO DEVELOP A MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES CREATED BY THIS STRATEGY
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE BENEFIT OF BRINGING ON THE DESIGN TEAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER EARLY IN THE PROCESS
TOGETHER, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR PROJECT DELIVERY TEAM, THEY WILL BE TASKED WITH BRINGING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION EXPERTISE TO THE TABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH SOME CREATIVE ALTERNATIVES TO DELIVER THIS PROJECT MORE QUICKLY WITH LOWER IMPACTS AND AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THE LOCATIONS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE ARE SOME POTENTIAL LOCATIONS THAT WILL NEED TO BE MORE FULLY EXPLORED AS POTENTIAL SITES FOR INCREASED AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WHILE THE SOUTH CONCOURSE GATES ARE IMPACTED DURING CONSTRUCTION, OTHER ALTERNATIVES MAY COME TO LIGHT AS WE START THE DESIGN PROCESS AND CAN ENGAGE WITH OUR CONTRACTOR
MUCH MORE WORK WILL TAKE PLACE BEFORE WE CAN SAY WE'RE DONE IN THIS AREA OR THAT WE'RE READY TO SAY WE HAVE A VIABLE GATING STRATEGY THOUGH
ANY QUESTIONS? BEFORE I MOVE ON TO MY NEXT TOPIC? YOU CAN PROCEED
OKAY
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT AN UPDATE TO OUR DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING STRATEGY FOR THIS PROGRAM AS WELL
AS WE'VE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE WITH THE FAA REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM, WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS IN OBTAINING THAT GRANT FUNDING
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE FOCUSED ON DESIGN SERVICES AND OUR GCCM CONTRACT
FOR THE OTHER PROCUREMENTS IDENTIFIED IN THIS REQUEST WE'RE ENGAGING WITH OUR DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING TEAM TO SET WMBE GOALS FOR THE PROCUREMENTS THAT ARE NOT TARGETED FOR FAA GRANT FUNDING
THIS WILL INCLUDE OUR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROCUREMENT, OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROCUREMENT, AND OUR COMMISSIONING PROCUREMENT
I BRING THIS UP NOW IN ORDER TO BE TRANSPARENT NOT ONLY WITH THE COMMISSION, BUT WITH OUR CONSULTING COMMUNITY THAT WILL BE WORKING ON PARTNERSHIPS AS THEY SEEK TO COMPETE FOR THIS PROJECT
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS FOCUS SHIFT CAME ABOUT VERY RECENTLY AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GET IT INTO THE COMMISSION MEMO, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE TOUCH BASE ON THAT HERE
AND THE LAST TOPIC I NEED TO COVER BEFORE TURNING IT BACK OVER TO KEN IS TO SHARE SOME NEWS THAT FOR US IN PNG, UNFORTUNATELY, KEN HAS RECEIVED A PROMOTION AND HE'LL BE LEAVING US MOVING OVER AS THE SENIOR MANAGER OF FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
WE'LL GREATLY MISS KEN IN HIS ROLE AS PROGRAM LEADER, BUT LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH HIM IN HIS NEW ROLE AS ONE OF OUR KEY STAKEHOLDERS
WE'RE ALREADY IN THE HIRING PROCESS FOR KEN'S REPLACEMENT, AND WE'RE CONFIDENT IN THE TEAM IN PLACE CONTINUING TO PROGRESS THIS PROJECT AND MOVE US EFFECTIVELY THROUGH THE PROCUREMENTS WE HAVE TO PROGRESS ON IN THE NEXT MONTHS
BUT RECOGNIZING THE CONFIDENCE YOU SHOWED IN KEN IN THE LAST COMMISSION BRIEFING, WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BRING UP TODAY
AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK TO KEN TO COVER THE FINAL PORTION
THANK YOU, STUART
OUR DELIVERY METHOD WILL EMPLOY LESSONS LEARNED FROM OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM, AND WE BELIEVE IT AFFORDS THE MOST FLEXIBILITY AND A GREAT PATH FOR SUCCESS
BUT AT THIS TIME, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE
SORRY, THE PORT STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED AT THIS TIME WITH THIS LANDMARK PROJECT, A FUTURE PROGRAM, A REAL, TRUE SOUTH CONCOURSE EVOLUTION
EXCELLENT
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, KEN
THANK YOU, STUART
WE APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION, AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY BUILDING ON THE BRIEFING THAT WE GOT LAST MONTH OR LAST MEETING, SO IT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT MANY OF THE QUESTIONS ALREADY ANSWERED
BUT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONERS FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS NOW
YEAH, I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION
WHO COMES UP WITH ALL THESE NAMES FOR THESE PROJECTS? WE ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT A BIG PART OF OUR POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS IS TO IDENTIFY A REAL NAME AND AN EMBODIMENT OF A PROGRAM
AND SO WE WENT WITH EXTERNAL RELATIONS, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CREATED A GROUP EFFORT THINK ABOUT WHAT TO NAME THIS PROGRAM
AND THEREFORE, WE CAME UP WITH SOUTH CONCOURSE EVOLUTION, WHICH IS IDENTIFIABLE, SEPARATE
WE'LL BE CREATING A LOGO, AND THIS CREATES THE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION AND THROUGH THE PUBLIC THAT IS A PATH TO SUCCESS
WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND THE ISSUES THAT REVOLVE AROUND IT, THEY'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY THAT WITH THE NAME
SO WE'LL SAY IT THREE TIMES TOGETHER
SOCOEVO
SOCOEVO
SOCOEVO
AND OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, YOU GUYS WILL GROW TO LOVE IT, AND YOU'LL GROW TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THE ISSUES AND SCENES OF IT
EVERY TIME WE HEAR ABOUT WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, MEETING, BUDGET AND SCHEDULE, IT'S JUST, MAN, THIS PROJECT IS AMAZING
WELL, I WASN'T EXPECTING TO REALLY ANSWER THAT QUESTION
SOCOEVO
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY
I CAN SEE THAT PEOPLE IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY FREAKING OUT BECAUSE THEY THINK WE'RE EXPANDING INTO THEIR COMMUNITY
LET'S JUST MAKE IT CLEAR ON THE RECORD, THIS IS NOT SNOCO, IT'S SOCOEVO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I WAS ABLE TO GET BRIEFINGS ON THIS IN THE AVIATION COMMITTEE, AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB ON THIS, AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE AND KEN, WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE FAR, SO WE'LL SEE AROUND
THANK YOU SO MUCH
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED? SIMILAR TO COMMISSIONER CHO, WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON THIS ITEM THROUGH THE AVIATION COMMITTEE
AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT IS GOING INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS HERE
AND I THINK THE MOST EXCITING PARTS ABOUT HEARING ABOUT SOME OF OUR NEW PROJECTS IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY INVESTMENTS THAT WILL BE MADE AND THAT IS MOVING OUR PORT INTO THE FUTURE
THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE, I GUESS I'LL SAY DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO ANSWER IT, MAYBE IN DETAILS
WE NEVER START A PARTICULAR PROJECT THINKING ABOUT GOING OVER BUDGET, BUT I KNOW THAT UNEXPECTED THINGS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND UNPREDICTABLE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC
SO I'M JUST KIND OF WONDERING ABOUT WHAT MAYBE SOME OF THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS PROJECTS THAT WE WILL INCORPORATE IN THIS PROJECT THAT IS THAT WE CAN SHARE PUBLICLY
YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT COMMENT AND TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMISSION AS PART OF DEVELOPING THIS PROGRAM
OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH COST ESTIMATING AND SCHEDULE
AND ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE REALLY ENCOUNTERED OVER THE 15% PDD WAS HOW LONG IS THIS PROJECT GOING TO TAKE, HOW DIFFICULT IS THE PHASING GOING TO BE AND HOW DOES COST APPLY TO THAT TIMELINE? SO WE REALLY LOOKED AT A TOTAL GATE OUTAGE, YOU MIGHT SAY
YOU'VE TAKE ALL THE GATES OUT OF SERVICE AND SAY HOW LONG DOES THAT TAKE? YOU TAKE ONE GATE AT A TIME, OUT OF SERVICE AND SAY HOW LONG DOES THAT TAKE? AND THEN YOU START LOOKING AT COSTS AS THEY APPLY TO THOSE DIFFERENT PHASING OPPORTUNITIES
AND WE'VE SETTLED ON THIS SIX FIVE GATE PHASING PLAN AND PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE IT DEVELOPS A COST TREND OF X NUMBER OF DOLLARS
IF YOU REMEMBER BACK ON OUR BRIEFING, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT CONE OF CERTAINTY AND WE'RE STILL IN THE TELESCOPING PHASE WHERE WE'RE A LONG WAYS AWAY
SO THAT RANGE IS GOING TO BE LARGER
BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN, WE'RE GOING TO UNDERSTAND THINGS A LOT MORE FROM A PHASING, FROM A TECHNOLOGY, FROM A COMPLEXITY STANDPOINT, FROM AN OUTAGE STANDPOINT, AND HOW WE CAN BASICALLY DEVELOP THE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
THE GATING MITIGATION PLAN WILL FIRM UP AND THEN WE WILL REALLY START TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS PROJECT IS
SO AT A 30%, I WOULD IMAGINE WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE TALKING A LOT MORE ABOUT COST, ABOUT HOW THE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE, NOT JUST WHAT'S IN THE PROJECT, BUT HOW THE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE BUILT AND HOW IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THAT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
AND THAT'S THE REAL CHALLENGE HERE IS THIS PROJECT IS NOT ABOUT THE WHAT, IT'S MORE ABOUT THE HOW AND HOW DO WE GET THERE, HOW DO WE ACCOMMODATE 25 INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, SOME OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL GATES, AND HOW DO WE TAKE THOSE OUT OF SERVICE AND KEEP THEM IN SERVICE AND KEEP THE FLYING PUBLIC HAPPY
PLUS ALL OF THE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, SO THIS ONE IS A GOOD ONE
IT'S A DOOZY
AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE ANSWERS
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE, IS TO GET THAT INVESTMENT SO WE CAN GET THIS THING OFF THE GROUND AND REALLY GET IT ROLLING, STAND UP OUR DELIVERY TEAM SO WE CAN START SOLVING THE PROBLEMS AND ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS SO WE CAN COME BACK WITH YOU WITH MORE CERTAINTY
AND I WOULD JUST ADD A BIT ONTO- EXCUSE ME, COMMISSIONER
GO AHEAD, PLEASE FINISH
OH, I JUST WANTED TO ADD ON AGAIN AS WE GO FORWARD, KEN DID A NICE JOB OF DESCRIBING THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY A HUGE PROJECT, THE LARGEST INDIVIDUAL CAPITAL PROJECT THAT WE'LL HAVE DONE
THERE IS NO SENSE OF OR LACK OF A SENSE OF CONCERN OVER BUDGET AND WHAT THIS COST WITHIN THE AVIATION DIVISION ALL THE WAY UP TO MANAGING DIRECTOR, ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE PORT
SO THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF FOCUS FROM DAY ONE AND HAS BEEN ON THIS
THERE'S ALSO, AS YOU NOTED, WE'RE IN THOSE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES WHERE WE'RE SEEING VERY EXTREME AND UNUSUAL SWINGS WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT
SO WE'VE TRIED TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS AND DILIGENT AND FAIR IN WHAT WE PUT IN IN THOSE PLANS FOR THE LONG TERM OF WHAT CONSTRUCTION WILL LOOK LIKE TWO, THREE, FOUR YEARS DOWN THE ROAD IN TERMS OF COSTS
AND REALLY LOOKED AT THIS WITH A FOCUS OF WE HAVE TO DESIGN TO BUDGET TO A CERTAIN EXTENT
THERE WAS, AS YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS BRIEFING, SOME IDEAS THAT WERE MUCH GRANDER THAN THIS WERE, BUT NOT SO AFFORDABLE
SO WORKING TOWARDS THAT DESIGN TO BUDGET THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS FROM DAY ONE HERE AT PDD, IT'S GOING TO BE A KEY FOCUS FOR US GOING FORWARD
THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION
GREAT, THANK YOU FOR THOSE WERE GOOD ANSWERS
AND I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO THINK ABOUT THOSE LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND BEING ABLE TO INCLUDE THAT AS PART AS PART OF OUR PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING OVER BUDGET
AND IT HAPPENS THAT WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO PREVENT IT AND BE PROACTIVE IS REALLY IMPORTANT
AND YOU BOTH MENTIONED THE IMPORTANCE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SO I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT ACCOMMODATION FOR ALL PORT CUSTOMERS
AND SO ARE THERE GOING TO BE GENDER NEUTRAL RESTROOMS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT? IF YOU COULD SHARE THAT A LITTLE BIT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL
YES
WITHIN THIS PROJECT, THERE'S ACTUALLY A SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE CONCOURSE TICKETING LEVEL, WHICH HAS A VERY LARGE COMMON AREA FOR THE RESTROOMS THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE AND WILL FACILITATE ALL GENDER RESTROOMS YES
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE TIME
AND MY ONLY COMMENT TO THAT QUESTION OF BUDGET AND THE CHALLENGE FOR PASSENGERS TRAVELING THROUGH OUR AIRPORT
IT DOES SEEM LIKE THERE IS AN IMMUTABLE LAW OF LARGE OR MEGA PROJECT CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS THE LONGER YOU WAIT, THE MORE EXPENSIVE AND PAINFUL IT GETS
AND SO I'M APPRECIATIVE THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT FORWARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITHIN WHAT WE FELT WAS A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY OR PLAN OF FINANCE TO NOT OVEREXTENDING OURSELVES
BUT AT THE SAME TIME RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS NOT AN OPTIONAL UPGRADE
WE DO NEED TO MAKE THESE CHANGES BOTH FOR SEISMIC CODE REASONS AND TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT IT'S A PRETTY OLD FACILITY NOW THAT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED
AND SO SINCE WE HAVE TO DO IT, THE FACT THAT WE'RE BRINGING IT FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WITHIN OUR BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, I THINK IS A WISE DECISION TO GET THE BALL ROLLING, AND PARTICULARLY IN A VERY HIGH INFLATION ENVIRONMENT
MOVING THINGS FORWARD QUICKLY, I THINK IS WISE WITH THAT AND SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS
I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND
SO MOVED
SECOND
ALL RIGHT, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
CLERK HART, YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL YES
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
WITH THAT THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU AGAIN
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, LANCE
THANK YOU
WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE BACK TO ITEM ELEVEN, PRES.ENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
CLERK HART, YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM
YES, THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN
B SEA PART 150 NOISE AND LAND USE COMPATIBILITY STUDY UPDATE BRIEFING COMMISSIONERS THIS ITEM IS A BRIEFING ON THE PLAN PART 150 NOISE AND LAND USE COMPATIBILITY STUDY THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED STARTING NEXT YEAR
A PART 150 STUDY IS A DEFINED FAA PROCESS BY WHICH AIRPORTS LIKE SEA ASSESS CURRENT AND FUTURE AIRCRAFT NOISE LEVELS AND THE ASSOCIATED EFFECTS WITHIN IMPACTED AREAS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
THE STUDY ESTABLISHES LAND USE GUIDELINES AND IDENTIFIES AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT AIRCRAFT NOISE AND INCOMPATIBLE LAND USES
IT ALSO DEFINES WHAT NOISE ABATEMENT AND MITIGATION PROGRAMS THE AIRPORT WILL OFFER
STAFF WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW BRIEFING TODAY AND THEN RETURN AT YOUR NEXT PUBLIC MEETING TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO PROCURE A CONSULTANT WHO WILL HELP DEFINE THE SCOPE OF THE PART 150 STUDY, ALL WITH THE GOAL OF BEGINNING THE STUDY ITSELF BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR
THE STUDY PROCESS INCLUDES EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, INCLUDING THE SCHEDULING OF MULTIPLE PUBLIC MEETINGS
THE PRESENTERS ARE STAN SHEPHERD, SENIOR MANAGER OF AVIATION NOISE PROGRAMS, AND THOMAS FEDERSTROM, THE AIRPORT NOISE PROGRAMS COORDINATOR
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO STAN, RIGHT? THANK YOU, DIRECTOR METRUCK
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AND I WISH I COULD COME UP WITH BETTER ACRONYM, BUT IT'S A PART 150 AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW
JUST WHAT PART 150 IS
WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE HERE
PART 150 IS REALLY THE TITLE OUT OF THE FAA REGULATION, CFR PART 14
PART 150 IS ACTUALLY THE REGULATION THAT GIVES US A DIRECTION ON HOW TO UNDERTAKE NOISE PROGRAMS, EVALUATIONS OR STUDIES AT AIRPORTS SUCH AS OURS
IT'S A GUIDELINE FOR HOW WE DO THESE STUDIES
IT'S VERY PRESCRIPTIVE IN HOW WE GO ABOUT AND THE STEPS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE TO GET TO THE END RESULT FOR THESE KIND OF STUDIES
IT FOCUSES ON AIRPORT NOISE AND LAND USE INCOMPATIBILITIES IN WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL THE 65 DNL
I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE NEXT SLIDE COMING UP HERE
SO IF YOU CAN JUST HOLD YOUR EXCITEMENT UNTIL WE GET THERE ON WHAT A DNL IS AND THEN JUST REALLY FOCUS ON THE CONTOURS ARE REALLY THE OUTCOME OF A PART 150 STUDY AND WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS COMING UP
THE END RESULT OF A PART 150 IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE AND THAT GIVES US THE LAND USE INCOMPATIBILITIES WITHIN THAT CONTOUR AND PROVIDES US WITH THE ABILITY TO APPLY FOR FAA GRANT FUNDING AT 80% OF NOISE PROGRAMS AS WE PROCEED FORWARD WITH THOSE MEASURES THAT ARE APPROVED WITHIN THIS PLAN
SO THAT'S A BIG DEAL WHEN WE GET THROUGH THOSE AND WE WANT TO APPLY FOR THE FUNDING TO GET THAT 80% BACK FOR US
LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND WE'LL JUMP INTO WHAT A DNL NOISE CONTOUR IS
DNL IS THE DAYNIGHT NOISE LEVEL AND IT'S AN AVERAGE OF NOISE OVER A YEAR OF ALL OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT OPERATE OUT OF THE AIRPORT, LIKE DNL OR NOT LIKE DNL
IT IS THE FAA'S REQUIRED METRUCK THAT WE HAVE TO USE IN THIS STUDY
IT'S A FEDERAL STANDARD FOR MOST ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT EVALUATE NOISE
AND IT REALLY GIVES US THAT AVERAGE OF NOISE THAT IS IMPACTING THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE AIRPORT
IT DOES GIVE A WEIGHTING OF TEN DURING THE NIGHT TIME HOURS
SO EVERY AIRCRAFT THAT FLIES OVER, WE PUT ANOTHER TEN DB PENALTY ON THAT AIRCRAFT WHEN IT FLIES OVER
SO IT KIND OF ACCENTUATES THE NIGHT TIME NOISE A LITTLE BIT MORE DURING THE MODELING PERIOD JUST TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE HOURS THAT ARE REALLY QUIET WHERE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP IN THEIR HOMES AND NOISE IS GOING OVER
SO THE FAA, ANOTHER THING THAT I HAVE ON THE SLIDE IS THE FAA WILL NOT ALLOW THE USE OF NOISE MONITORING DATA TO ASSESS THE IMPACT
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT NOISE MODELING, WHAT THEY DO IS THE INPUT VARIABLES OF ALL OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT OPERATE AT THE AIRPORT
WE KNOW THE NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE AIRCRAFT THAT OPERATE OUT OF THE AIRPORT
AND THAT'S CONTAINED WITHIN THE NOISE MODEL THAT THE FAA HAS
SO IT'S VERY PRESCRIPTIVE, VERY DETAILED ANALYSIS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AIRCRAFT CUMULATIVE FOR THAT
SO NOISE MONITORING DATA IS USUALLY A LITTLE BIT OF CORRUPT OUT THERE
IT'S NOT EVER A SPECIFIC SCIENCE WHERE YOU CAN ONLY CAPTURE AIRCRAFT NOISE
SO THE FAA REALLY REQUIRES THE EXACT SCIENCE OF KNOWING WHAT EACH AIRCRAFT NOISE EVENT IS LIKE
THE 65 DNL CONTOUR WHICH I'LL SHOW IN THE NEXT SLIDE IS REALLY THE BASIS OF WHERE THE FAA IS SHOWING AN IMPACT TO COMMUNITIES AND WE LOOK AT BOTH THE CURRENT AND THEN THE FUTURE NOISE CONTOUR
SO LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE
AND THIS IS WHAT OUR CURRENT 65 DNL CONTOUR LOOKS LIKE
AND THAT WAS PRODUCED OUT OF OUR LAST PART 150 STUDY THAT WAS DONE IN 2014
SO THIS IS THE AREA THAT IS WITHIN THE 65 DNL CONTOUR THAT WE EVALUATED FOR ALL OF OUR LAND USE PLANNING THAT WE DID IN OUR LAST PART 150
SO JUST GIVE YOU A DEPICTION OF IT
THERE'S AROUND 240TH STREET DOWN IN DES MOINES AND UP TO ABOUT 100TH STREET IN THE CITY OF SEATAC IN THAT AREA, SO SURROUNDING THE AIRPORT
AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT SOME CHOICE THAT WE MAKE WHERE THIS LINE LIES
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE LINE WHERE THAT CUMULATIVE 65 DNL NOISE CONTOUR IS DERIVED FROM
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO TOM TO GO OVER SOME OF THE LAND USE PLANNING
OKAY, THANKS
GOOD AFTERNOON
SO PART 150
AT THE HEART OF IT IS LAND USE PLANNING
WHAT'S COMPATIBLE AND WHAT'S INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE NOISE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
AND FEDERAL REGULATION DEEMS THAT INCOMPATIBLE LAND USES AT OR ABOVE 65 DNL INCLUDE SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL, SCHOOLS, OF COURSE, PLACES OF WORSHIP, HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, AND DAYCARE FACILITIES THAT HAVE LICENSED EDUCATORS HAVE ALL BEEN DEEMED BY FEDERAL REGULATION TO BE INCOMPATIBLE AT NOISE LEVELS AT 65 OR ABOVE
SO IDENTIFYING THOSE WHEN WE START TO DO AN INVENTORY FOR A PART 150 IS ESSENTIAL TO LOCATE ALL OF THOSE ADDRESSES WITHIN THAT NEW UPDATED 65 DNL CONTOUR
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WILL ALSO EVALUATE POTENTIAL NOISE ABATEMENT INITIATIVES WITHIN THE STUDY
AND THAT'S ACTUALLY THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE FROM THE AIRCRAFT ITSELF
WHAT CAN POSSIBLY BE CHANGED AT HOW AIRCRAFT ARE OPERATING ON THE GROUND AT OUR AIRPORT OR IN THE SKIES IN THE LOCAL AREAS CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT? AGAIN, WHAT CAN POSSIBLY BENEFIT THAT 65 DNL CONTOUR THAT COMES OUT OF THE STUDY? WHAT CAN AIRCRAFT POSSIBLY BE DOING DIFFERENTLY? WE'LL ALSO EVALUATE ANY ONGOING PROGRAMS AS I'LL GO OVER ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF UPDATES TO THIS STUDY OVER THE MANY YEARS
SO WE WILL LOOK AT ONGOING PROGRAMS AND LOOK AT IF THERE'S ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO CONTINUING ONGOING PROGRAMS AS WELL
WE TAKE A LOOK BACK WITH THIS STUDY AS WELL
SO, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO AS I ALLUDED THE PORT 150, WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY, LARGE AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY, TO CONDUCT A PART 150 BACK IN 1985, AND EVERY UPDATE HAS BEEN AN UPDATE TO THAT STUDY
WE'VE DONE THREE PREVIOUSLY 1992, 2002, AND 2014
ALL THOSE UPDATES INCLUDED NEW MEASURES ALONG THE WAY, AND EACH OF THOSE STUDIES, OF COURSE
AND WE WANT TO CERTAINLY ACCENTUATE THE EXTENSIVE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED IN EACH OF THOSE STUDY UPDATES
THAT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT INCLUDES NUMEROUS PUBLIC MEETINGS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS CHOSEN AROUND THE REGION FOR THE STUDY
WE ALL HAVE WITH THIS STUDY A PUBLIC FACING WEBSITE THAT WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY SO THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE WHERE THE STUDY IS AT THAT TIME
LOTS OF UPDATES THERE, REGULAR UPDATES TO MANY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING PORT COMMISSIONERS
OF COURSE, AT REGULAR INTERVALS, ALL THE MANY STAKEHOLDERS COMMUNITY, WE'LL GO TO CITY COUNCILS, WHATEVER IS NECESSARY THROUGHOUT THE STUDY TO KEEP FOLKS UPDATED WITH THE STUDY
AND OF COURSE, EVERYTHING- WE WILL HAVE MULTILINGUAL OUTREACH IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THROUGHOUT THE STUDY, OF COURSE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ALL RIGHT, SO FOR OUR LAST PART 150 THAT WE COMPLETED IN 2014, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE RECAP OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT, WE DID UPDATE THE NOISE REMEDY BOUNDARY WITH THAT
SO THE NOISE REMEDY BOUNDARY ACTUALLY HAS TO MATCH THAT DNL CONTOUR
IN A WAY, IT'S ALWAYS MORE INCLUSIVE THAN EXCLUSIVE
SO OUR BOUNDARY, WE DO KIND OF BLOCK ROUNDING A LITTLE BIT MORE WITHIN THERE
WE IDENTIFIED CONTINUATION OF OUR SINGLE FAMILY SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM
SO WE'VE BEEN SOUND INSULATING, LIKE TOM SAID, SINCE 1985
WE'VE SOUND INSULATED OVER 9400 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES RIGHT NOW, AND THAT PROJECT CONTINUES ON
SO WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON MORE OF THE SINGLE FAMILY SOUND INSULATION NOW AS THEY COME IN TO THE PROGRAM
WE HAVE A CONDOMINIUM SOUND INSULATION PROGRAM
SO WE'RE COMPLETING THE ONE CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX THAT WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THAT STUDY
IT WAS IN DES MOINES
SO WE'RE COMPLETING THAT THIS YEAR
AND WE HAVE A HUGE NEW PROGRAM COMING UP RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS OUR APARTMENT SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAM
THERE WERE ABOUT TEN BUILDINGS THAT ARE DEEMED ELIGIBLE FOR THAT PROGRAM
SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT RIGHT NOW
WE'RE GOING INTO DESIGN WITH TWO OF THOSE BUILDINGS, AND WE'RE GOING TO START CONSTRUCTION NEXT YEAR
WE JUST APPROVED THAT CONTRACTING NOT TOO LONG AGO WITH THE COMMISSION, AND WE'RE CONTINUING WITH OUR SOUND INSULATION FOR SCHOOLS ALSO
SO THAT'S KIND OF A SEPARATE THING FROM THE PART 150
WE HAVE A SEPARATE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE FAA AND THE HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HELP THEM OUT WITH RECONSTRUCTION OF THEIR SCHOOLS
WE'VE COMPLETED TEN OF THOSE SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THERE'S FIVE MORE TO GO
THEY HAVE ONE OF THEIR SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS- WHAT'S THE NAME OF IT IS? PACIFIC MIDDLE SCHOOL, I THINK
IT IS COMING UP SOON, AND THAT IS ON THE BALLOT FOR A BOND APPROVAL COMING UP
SO ONCE THEY GET THAT BOND APPROVED, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT WITH THEM ALSO
AND THEN WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL VOLUNTARY ACQUISITION OF RESIDENTIAL IN THE SOUTH FRED TRANSITION ZONE FOR THE THIRD RUNWAY
THERE'S NOT MUCH DOWN THERE RIGHT NOW
THERE'S A COUPLE OF HOMES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN THAT AREA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTARILY BE TAKEN OUT, ACQUIRED, AND THEY WOULD BE MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT
SO THAT'S JUST SOUTH OF THE THIRD RUNWAY FOR LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT AND NOISE IN THAT AREA
NEXT SLIDE
SO AS I ALLUDED TO, THERE'S ALSO NOISE ABATEMENT MEASURES THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND INCLUDE IN THE STUDY
JUST LOOKING BACK AT THE 2014 THE LAST UPDATE FOUR EXAMPLES THAT WERE MEASURES THAT WERE PART OF THE LAST UPDATE IN 2014, I SHOULD SAY CONTINUATION OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RUN UP RESTRICTIONS AT THE AIRPORT, THAT'S BEEN IN OUR NOISE COMPATIBILITY PLAN FOR A LONG TIME, RESTRICTING THOSE NIGHT TIME RUN UPS TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO MINUTES BETWEEN 10:00 P.M
AND 07:00 A.M.
CONTINUING THAT, THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A NOISE ABATEMENT MEASURE
CONTINUATION OF THE FLY QUIET PROGRAM
FLY QUIET ACTUALLY DATES BACK TO THE 2002 UPDATE AND IT'S BEEN CARRIED FORWARD SINCE
FLY QUIET IS WHERE WE RECOGNIZE AIRLINES THAT HAVE DONE THE BEST OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR AT LIMITING NOISE
SO THAT HAS ITS ROOTS IN PART 150
AS AN EXAMPLE, WE INCLUDED ONE OF THE PHASES OF FLY QUIET IS LOOKING AT THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES THAT ARE IN PLACE AND COMPLIANCE LEVELS
SO THAT'S VERY MUCH AN ELEMENT
ONGOING MONITORING OF NOISE ABATEMENT CORRIDORS, WHICH IS RELATED, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL OVER THE YEARS
OUR MONTHLY EXCHANGING OF INFORMATION WITH LOCAL FAA OR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ABOUT HOW THEY'RE DOING WITH NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES AND CORRIDORS
THAT'S BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL MEASURE THAT WILL CARRY FORWARD, I'M SURE
AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT CAN COME OUT OF A NEW UPDATE
WELL, I'LL EVALUATE AND UPDATE THE NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM THAT WAS PART OF THE LAST UPDATE AS WELL AND THAT TOOK PLACE
WE DID UPDATE OUR ACTUALLY FLIGHT TRACKING SYSTEM AND NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM AFTER THAT LAST UPDATED PART 151
ONE THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEARTS IS OF COURSE THE INCLUSION OF CONTINUING TO OPERATE THE NOISE OFFICE
IT HAS TO BE INCLUDED AS A MEASURE AS WELL IN PART 150 TO KEEP OUR WORK GOING
AND NEXT SLIDE
SO COMING UP RIGHT NOW
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS GOING INTO THIS NEXT PART 150 STUDY AND THIS IS REALLY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GO IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE'RE OPERATING EVERYTHING NOISE RELATED AT THE AIRPORT
SEEING IF THERE'S SOMETHING WITHIN THAT 65 DNL CONTOUR THAT WE CAN DO BETTER WITHIN WHERE THE AIRPLANES ARE FLYING OR WORKING WITH THE FA
FINDING THINGS INNOVATIVE WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD AND DO THINGS BETTER IF WE CAN
SO WE'RE AT THE STAGE RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE JUST AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THAT PROCESS AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HIRE A CONSULTING FIRM TO START THAT AND THE CONSULTING FIRM WILL KIND OF GIVE US THAT DIRECTION ON HOW WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE PROGRAM
THESE CONSULTING FIRMS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THIS REALLY ARE NATIONAL LEVEL THEY KNOW WHAT THE FAA'S REQUIREMENTS ARE AND HOW TO WORK WITH THE FAA AND HOW TO WORK WITH THE AIRPORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROCESS IS DONE CORRECTLY
WE'RE FINALIZING THE INITIAL CONSULTANT SCOPE RIGHT NOW WITH THE FAA
SO WE'RE JUST AT THE STAGE OF A CONSULTANT SCOPE
WE'RE NOT AT THE STAGE OF AN ACTUAL PROJECT SCOPE
ONCE WE GET THE CONSULTANTS ON BOARD, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WORK WITH THE CONSULTANT AND ALSO THE COMMISSION TO COME UP WITH HOW WE REALLY WANT TO PROCEED WITH EVERY ELEMENT OF THAT STUDY, INCLUDING PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EQUITY AND TECHNICAL AND EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO GO INTO THIS PROCESS
SO WE'RE NOT AT THAT STAGE YET
WE'RE JUST AT THE STAGE OF REALLY HIRING THE CONSULTANT AND GETTING THAT WORK DONE
THE STUDY DEVELOPMENT WILL TAKE PLACE OR THE CONSULTANT PROCUREMENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2023
ONCE WE GET THAT MOVING ALONG, WE'LL START THE STUDY DEVELOPMENT AND DATA COLLECTION, WHICH IS REALLY KIND OF INTENSIVE OF UNDERSTANDING WHERE EVERY AIRCRAFT IS FLYING AND WHAT EVERY LAND USE WITHIN THAT CONTOUR AREA IS
SO ANALYZING ALL OF THAT WE'LL DO FULL PUBLIC STUDY OUTREACH IS REALLY ANTICIPATED FOR 2014, SO WE'RE A YEAR AWAY FROM THAT, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A MULTI YEAR STUDY WITHIN FOUR TO SEVEN YEARS IS MY BEST GUESS, COMPARED TO WHAT OTHER AIRPORTS ARE ACTUALLY DOING RIGHT NOW WITH THESE STUDIES
SO NEXT SLIDE
AT OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, THERE'S GOING TO BE A REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD AND ALSO FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF THE CONSULTANT WORK
SO THAT'LL BE A $7 MILLION TOTAL PROJECT AUTHORIZATION, 1 MILLION WAS AUTHORIZED EARLIER IN THE YEAR, AND THERE ARE 6 MILLION REMAINING TO BE AUTHORIZED FOR THE TOTAL OF SEVEN COMING UP FOR THE NEXT COMMISSIONER MEETING
AND THAT'S THE END, SO WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THANK YOU, TOM
AND THANK YOU, STAN
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT OF JUST KIND OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO ESPECIALLY THANK STAN FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE AT THE PORT
WE KNOW THAT COMING UP THE END OF THE YEAR, I THINK YOU'RE RETIRING
YES, I AM
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MORE TIMES WE'RE GOING TO GET TO SEE YOU BEFORE THEN, BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE, JUST TO RECOGNIZE YOU HAD A TEAM THAT DOES EXTRAORDINARY WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO HAS TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE MOST FRUSTRATED WITH THE PORT
AND YOU DO IT WITH GRACE AND WITH KINDNESS AND A LEVEL HEAD AND EQUANIMITY, AND WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE FOR ALL THIS TIME
THANK YOU FOR SHEPHERDING THIS ONE THROUGH AS WELL BEFORE YOU GO
SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN OVER THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS FOR ANY QUESTIONS
I APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU
AND YOU STOLE MY THUNDER
I WAS GOING TO BE THE FIRST TO MENTION
I WANT TO ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS, DAN
THIS IS SOME OF THE TOUGHEST WORK THAT WE DO
AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MANY COMMUNITIES THAT FEEL LIKE THEY ARE LEFT OUT OF THIS PROCESS
BUT YOU HAVE DONE SO WELL IN FACILITATING THESE CONVERSATIONS FOR STICKING TO THE FACTS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE AS AN ORGANIZATION ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO WHAT OUR OBLIGATIONS ARE
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE TERRIFIC WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THIS
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE GOING FORWARD
I HOPE WE CAN BRING YOU BACK IN SOME CAPACITY
AND AS I SAY TO EVERYONE WHO AT SOME POINT LEAVES THE PORT, THIS IS HOME TO YOU AND THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME BACK
AND SO I EXPECT TO SEE YOU AT THE AIRPORT OR IN THE HALLS OR IN THE COMMUNITY, EVEN LONG AFTER YOUR RETIREMENT
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
WITH REGARDS TO THE ACTUAL TOPIC AT HAND, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I THINK THAT A STUDY REVISITING THE PART 450 STUDY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT GIVEN THE TREMENDOUS GROWTH THAT WE'VE SEEN AT SEATAC OR SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AND AS I MENTIONED A FEW SECONDS AGO, THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT ARE INTERESTED AND WAITING FOR THIS TO BE DONE IN HOPES THAT MAYBE THERE MAY BE SOME MODIFICATIONS THAT WE CAN MAKE OR STEPS THAT WE CAN TAKE TO INCLUDE FOLKS THAT MAY POTENTIALLY BE EXCLUDED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE LEANING ON SOME OLD DATA
AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS GOING TO BE SUCH A LONG PROCESS THAT IT WOULD BE FOUR PLUS YEARS, POTENTIALLY
AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME STUFF WHILE WE'RE DOING THE STUDY AND GET SOME UPDATES IN BETWEEN WHILE IT'S BEING DONE SO THAT WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY WAITING 4 TO 6 YEARS TO HEAR SOMETHING
4 TO 6 YEARS IS A LONG TIME
A LOT CAN CHANGE IN 4 TO 6 YEARS, RIGHT? AND SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN MAYBE GET TO UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, AND WE CAN KIND OF TAKE THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
THANK YOU TO THE NOISE PROGRAM STAFF, ESPECIALLY STAN
I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW HARD YOUR WORK IS
EVEN AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN SOUTH KING COUNTY, I HAPPEN TO BE AMONG THE FOLKS WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE NOISE THAT COMES FROM OUR AIRCRAFT
AND BEING A COMMISSIONER, I ALSO RECOGNIZE HOW CHALLENGING IT IS TO BALANCE THE OPERATIONS AND ALSO RESPONDING TO ALL OF THE COMMUNITY NEEDS
AND SO I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT THE NOISE PROGRAM STAFF AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IN SUPPORTING THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE CONSTITUENTS OF KING COUNTY
AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THAT
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
ONE, I WANTED TO KNOW, SO THE FAA HAS STUDIED ANNOYANCE LEVELS
HOW DOES THE OUTCOME OF THAT STUDY RELATE TO THE 65 DNL? OKAY, YEAH, THE FAA HAS WENT THROUGH WHAT THEY CALL AN ANNOYANCE SURVEY
THEY ACTUALLY CALL IT A COMMUNITY SURVEY
THEY WENT THROUGH THEY DID THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, TAKING A LOOK AT WHERE THE COMMUNITY WAS MOST ANNOYED AT
WAS IT THE 65 DNL, OR WAS IT A DNL LOWER THAN THAT, OR WHERE WOULD THAT STAND? THE FAA CAME OUT WITH THE INFORMATION AS FAR AS WHAT THEY CALL THE ANNOYANCE CURVES, THOSE ANNOYANCE CURVES DID SHOW THAT THERE WAS ANNOYANCE AT LOWER LEVELS THAN 65
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WAS TOO SURPRISED AT THAT
BUT WHAT THE FAA HAS NOT DONE IS THEY'VE NOT COME OUT WITH ANY KIND OF POLICY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT
SO WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT IS THE POLICY, AND THIS IS THE WAY THE FAA STATED, IS THE POLICY STAYS THE POLICY OF WHAT THEY HAVE UNTIL THEY CHANGE IT, AND THEY HAVE NOT MADE ANY EFFORT TO REALLY CHANGE THAT POLICY
IT WOULD BE FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL IF THEY DID
SO I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TAKING A CAUTIOUS LOOK AT THIS, TO LOOK AT HOW MANY AIRPORTS WOULD ACTUALLY BE IMPACTED BY A CHANGE LIKE THAT, WHAT WOULD THE IMPACT BE? AND IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF POLICY, THEY COULD CHANGE FOR SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAMS TOO
SO THAT MAY BE COMING DOWN THE LINE IN ANOTHER FIVE TO TEN YEARS, POSSIBLY WITH THE POLICY CHANGE, BUT I DON'T SEE IT REALLY HAPPENING ANYTIME IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS
THEY MAY COME OUT WITH SOME KIND OF INFORMATION ON IT, BUT CHANGING A POLICY LIKE THAT IS GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME TO DO
RIGHT
THANKS FOR SHARING THAT
THAT'S HELPFUL
AND I THINK EVEN FOR THE PUBLIC, IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE PORT OF SEATTLE OPERATES UNDER RULES THAT ARE SET BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF LIMITATIONS, AND I WISH THE PORT HAD MORE AUTHORITY TO TAKE ACTION AROUND THIS AREA
BUT I DEFINITELY DO THINK THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO INCLUDE THIS AS PART OF OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
AND SO, STAN, IF WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION AROUND THAT, I DON'T THINK WE'VE GOTTEN PRESENTATIONS ON WHAT OUR UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES WILL LOOK LIKE, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AS WELL AS ADVOCATING FOR THE REOPENING OF THE EPA'S OFFICE OF NOISE ABATEMENT AND CONTROL AND LOOKING AT OTHER FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT WOULD SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY
THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS REGARDING- [LAUGHTER] DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT, STAN? WE HAVE ERIC SCHNFELD HERE WHO HAS ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING- COMMISSIONER
HI, EVERYONE
ERIC SCHINFELD, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS, COMMISSIONER
SO TOMORROW NIGHT IS THE NEXT MEETING OF OUR START COMMITTEE
AT THAT START COMMITTEE, WE WILL BE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF OUR 2023 FAA REAUTHORIZATION PRIORITIES
THESE ARE THE PRIORITIES THAT ARE SHARED BETWEEN THE PORT AND THE SIX CITIES ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE IN NEXT YEAR'S FAA REAUTHORIZATION BILL, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO AIRCRAFT NOISE AND EMISSIONS
AND BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU MENTIONED, COMMISSIONER, HAVING CONGRESSIONAL WEIGH IN ON THIS ISSUE OF THE NOISE ANNOYANCE STUDY
AND THE CURRENT 65 DNL IS FRONT CENTER IN OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA WITH THE SIX CITIES AS WELL AS THIS LEGISLATION FROM REPRESENTATIVE SMITH, U
S
REPRESENTATIVE ADAM SMITH THAT WOULD BRING THE EPA BACK INTO NOISE
SO BOTH OF THOSE PRIORITIES ARE PART OF OUR SHARED AGENDA WITH THE CITIES AND THEY WILL BE PART OF THE PORT'S 2023 FEDERAL AGENDA AS WELL
AND WE'LL SHARE THAT LETTER AS SOON AS IT IS APPROVED TOMORROW NIGHT BY THE START COMMITTEE
SO GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
ERIC, I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE IN THE ROOM, SO THAT WAS GREAT
THE OTHER QUESTION STAN, THAT I HAVE IS I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW LONG THIS STUDY ALSO WAS GOING TO TAKE AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD SHARE ANY PREDICTIONS ON HOW THIS NOISE BOUNDARY WILL CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THE STUDY
IS THERE ANY SORT OF INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH US TODAY? YEAH, AND JUST ON THE LENGTH OF THE STUDY, ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE THAT STUDY GO QUICKER WOULD BE GREAT
I MEAN IT IS A LENGTHY STUDY BUT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO TRY AND MAKE IT AS QUICK AS WE POSSIBLY CAN
THE CHANGE IN THE NOISE BOUNDARY ISN'T GOING TO BE DRAMATIC, I DON'T THINK
FROM WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW, THE AIRCRAFT NOISE LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLEET WE HAVE RIGHT NOW COMPARED TO ALL OF THE NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT WE HAVE COMING IN, ISN'T DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT
NOW THERE COULD BE SOME ANALYSIS THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE, THAT WOULD CHANGE THE CONTOURS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT WITH SOME CHANGES IN THE WAY WE'RE SEEING SOME OPERATIONS HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT, BUT IT ISN'T GOING TO BE DRAMATIC
SO IT'S LOOKING AT THINGS WITHIN THE CONTOUR THAT WE MAYBE HAVEN'T DONE YET WITHIN THE SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAMS AND IF THERE IS ANY EXPANSION OF THAT BOUNDARY, EVEN IF IT'S SMALL, IT COULD BE SEVERAL HOMES OUT THERE THAT MAYBE HAVE NOT BEEN DONE IN THAT AREA
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND TOO, THAT IN 1985 STARTED THIS PROGRAM, THAT BOUNDARY WAS HUGE
IT WAS BIG
WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FEDERAL WAY AND WAY UP NORTH AND WE'VE BEEN SOUND INSULATING IN THAT AREA FOR ALL OF THOSE 30 SOME YEARS
SO THERE'S 9000 SOME HOMES THAT ARE REALLY OUTSIDE OF OUR CURRENT BOUNDARY THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE
SO THERE'S A LOT THAT IS OUT THERE AND WE'LL JUST LOOK AT WHAT HASN'T BEEN DONE YET AND FIND SOME NEW PROGRAMS HOPEFULLY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER
I'LL JUST SAY THAT THIS STUDY, WE'RE MAKING A HUGE INVESTMENT IN THIS STUDY AND PUTTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO IT AND I'M HEARING THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE SUCH A LIKE WE'RE NOT GOING TO RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT IS VERY MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW
MAKES ME ALSO WONDER ABOUT ARE WE DEVELOPING ANY ALTERNATIVE NOISE METRICS THAT DOES NOT JUST RELY ON THE FAA'S MODEL TO TRACK NOISE SENSITIVITY
CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF SORT OF COMPLAINTS THAT WE GET FROM COMMUNITIES NEAR THE AIRPORT, MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'VE RECEIVED OVER 400,000 COMPLAINTS IN 2019 FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS NEAR THE AIRPORT
AND SO I DO WONDER ABOUT WHAT ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVE NOISE METRICS THAT WE COULD BE USING OR DEVELOPING NEW SYSTEMS THAT COULD BE MORE SUPPORTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY
YEAH, WE DO USE OTHER NOISE METRICS TO LOOK AT IMPACTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, BUT THOSE NOISE METRICS OTHER THAN DNL, THERE REALLY IS NO I CALL IT A BASELINE OF SIGNIFICANCE
WHERE'S THAT BASELINE OF SIGNIFICANCE, YOU CAN HAVE WHAT WE CALL A SINGLE EXPOSURE EVENT IS A ONE TIME EVENT, BUT WE DON'T REALLY SAY, WHAT IF YOU HAD ONE AIRPLANE FLYOVER YOU WOULD RECEIVE SOME KIND OF MITIGATION FROM IT
IT'S CHALLENGING TO DO THAT IF YOU DON'T DO IT ON SOME KIND OF CUMULATIVE METRIC
AS FAR AS FUNDING GOES AND EVERYTHING, IT IS STILL THE FAA'S POLICY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DNL METRIC
SO THERE REALLY ISN'T ANY INDUSTRY BASELINE OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ANOTHER METRIC THAT WE COULD USE
NOT TO SAY THAT OTHER AIRPORTS HAVEN'T TRIED TO LOOK AT THAT, BUT BASING PROGRAMS OFF OF IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
THANKS, DAN
THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO PUT UP A WEBSITE FOR THE PART 150 STUDY, AND I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE AROUND US HEARING ABOUT SOME FAILED INSTALLATIONS
I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SURVEY THE COMMUNITY, FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO REPORT ANY HOMES THAT OR CONSTITUENTS WHO THINK THAT THEIR INSTALLATIONS HAVE FAILED, FOR THEM TO DO SOME SELF REPORTING
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WILL INCLUDE AS PART OF THIS STUDY AS WE GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY? YEAH, I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY THE PERFECT TIME FOR IT
SO WITH THE PART 150 STUDY, WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT ALL OF YOUR PROGRAMS, THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST, THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING BETTER, IT'S A TIME TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT YOUR SOUND INSTALLATION PROGRAMS AND SEE HOW THEY'RE WORKING OUT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES ALSO
SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO IDENTIFY THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR DESIRES FOR THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS WHEN WE GO OUT TO COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND WE TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS, IT'S ALSO A TIME FOR US TO MAYBE THINK ABOUT PUTTING SOME KIND OF FEASIBILITY STUDY IN PLACE THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO IDENTIFY THE NEED FOR SUCH A PROGRAM
RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T KNOW THE FULL EXTENT OF THE FAILURES OUT THERE, WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW THEY'RE HAPPENING
SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DIG DEEPER INTO THAT TOPIC
AND IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP ANY PROGRAMS INTO THE FUTURE, TYPICALLY A PART 150 PROCESS WOULD BE THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THOSE PROGRAMS TO MOVE FORWARD
THAT BEING SAID THAT THIS PART 150 PROGRAM PROBABLY WILL NOT IDENTIFY FUNDING FOR THAT
IT COULD IDENTIFY THE NEED FOR THAT KIND OF PROGRAM BUT SINCE THIS IS A FEDERAL PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH TO GET FEDERAL FUNDING FOR, IT WOULD NOT IDENTIFY IT BECAUSE FAILED PACKAGES RIGHT NOW ARE NOT A PART OF THE FAA'S ELIGIBILITY FOR THOSE
NOW, THIS IS, AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT ERIC'S TEAM IS WORKING ON TO TRY AND GET FUNDING IN PLACE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE AND THE FAA TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT
BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT
SO IF WE CAN FIND A NEED FOR THE PROGRAM AND THEN WORK ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO GET FUNDING IN PLACE FOR IT OR EVEN OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR IT, THERE ARE OPTIONS WITH IT
BUT IT IS THE TIME TO LOOK AT THOSE PROGRAMS, TO SEE IF THE NEED IS THERE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOMETHING
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT
YEAH, I THINK WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, IDENTIFY THE NEED, AND THEN WE CAN BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT WHAT FUNDING STREAMS LOOK LIKE
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS
AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY, LIKE, THE PORT OF SEATTLE REALLY DOES OPERATE UNDER THE RULES SET BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
THAT MAKES IT REALLY CHALLENGING WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT AIRPORT REVENUES MUST BE USED AT THE AIRPORT, AND 70% OF THE PORT'S REVENUES COME FROM THE AIRPORT, THAT MEANS JUST ABOUT 30% OF THE PORT'S REVENUES CAN REALLY ADDRESS AVIATION OR NEAR PORT COMMUNITY ISSUES, INCLUDING NOISE
AND SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO HELP SUPPORT SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE DO HEAR
STAN, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I THANK YOUR STAFF FOR THE HARD WORK THAT THEY'VE PUT IN TO ADDRESS THE NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT COMES FROM THE PUBLIC
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA? THANK YOU
I'M WONDERING, HOW DID THE FAA DECIDE THAT 65 DNL IS A LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT? THAT'S A LONG HISTORY WITH THAT
AND THERE'S PROBABLY I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER THE TIME FRAME BACK IN THE 1970S, I SUPPOSE THEY WENT THROUGH SUCH A SORT OF THING AS AN ANNOYANCE SURVEY
ALSO, THERE WERE SOME ANNOYANCE SURVEYS BUILT UP, ANALYZED, AND THEY CAME UP WITH A DECISION 65 WAS THE BASE LEVEL FOR IT
SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF INTERPRETATION
IS THAT THE CORRECT LEVEL OR NOT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY, WE BELIEVE THAT
IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR FREQUENCY OF FLIGHTS OF THE NOISE POLLUTION? DNL DOES TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT
SO IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHERE THEY'RE FLYING, HOW HIGH THEY'RE FLYING, WHAT ENGINES ARE ON THAT AIRCRAFT, WHAT'S THE LOAD FACTORS, WHAT'S THE WEATHER, WHAT'S THE TOPOGRAPHY
EVERYTHING IS WITHIN THAT NOISE MODEL
SO IT IS THERE
SO FOR OUR PART 150 STUDY, YOU SAID THAT YOU CONDUCT, FOR INTENTS AND PURPOSES, FOCUS GROUPS AROUND THE REGION AND GET COMMUNITY INPUT
HOW IS THAT SORT OF ANECDOTAL INFORMATION USED? WHAT WE'LL DO IN THE FOCUS GROUPS, IF WE USE SUCH A THING, OR A COMMUNITY MEETING LAST TIME WE WENT OUT AND WE HAD 200 PEOPLE IN A ROOM AND WE BROKE THEM UP WITH 50 OR 60 WHITEBOARDS, AND EVERYBODY WOULD HAVE INPUT INTO THAT PROCESS
IN THE BEGINNING, YOU TAKE IN EVERY COMMENT THERE IS, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE IN A NOISE STUDY? WHAT IS EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY? WHAT ARE THEIR CONCERNS WITH IT? WE TAKE ALL OF THAT DOWN, AND THEN WE START TO BUILD UP ON WHAT IS ACTUALLY FEASIBLE
SO WE'LL TAKE ALL THOSE AND WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY GROUPS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS ACTUALLY FEASIBLE WITHIN A PART 150 STUDY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
HOPEFULLY WE COME UP WITH SOME UNIQUE IDEAS OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO COME FORWARD WITH AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THEM
SO IT'S KIND OF THE PROCESS OF MAKING SURE EVERYBODY'S HEARD THE COMMENTS ARE THERE, AND IF WE CAN FIND SOMETHING UNIQUE WITHIN THAT PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD, WE DO
DOES IT SORT OF SERVE AS OUR OWN VERSION OF AN ANNOYANCE SURVEY? IT CAN SHOW ANNOYANCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, ABSOLUTELY
DO YOU THINK? PERHAPS, BUT IT HASN'T IN THE PAST, HAVING GATHERED THAT SORT OF INFORMATION IN THE PAST? WELL, I MEAN, WE TRACK NOISE COMMENTS, WE TRACK COMPLAINTS, AND WE KNOW THE NOISE ANNOYANCE AND NOISE LEVELS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT OVER COMMUNITIES
SO IT'S SOMETHING WE TRACK AND KEEP TRACK OF
ABSOLUTELY
DO YOU THINK THE LACK OF A POLICY CHANGE ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL SUPERSEDES OUR ABILITY TO DO SOME SORT OF A POLICY AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE BASED UPON WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT COMMUNITY ANNOYANCE? I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE TO TRUST THE SCIENCE RIGHT NOW THAT THEY HAVE
I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION OR SCIENCE BEHIND SOMETHING JUST ON A LOCAL LEVEL TO MAKE A DECISION NOT BASED ON WHAT THE FAA WOULD HAVE
AND I WONDER WHAT EXISTS BEYOND ANNOYANCE WHEN WE ARE ALSO RECEIVING INFORMATION THAT THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR ENTIRE AREAS GEOGRAPHICALLY, ALTHOUGH THEY DO NOT SIT WITHIN THE 65 DNL CONTOUR, THEY DO HAVE MEASURABLE DISPARITIES IN THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE OR THEIR HEALTH
YEAH, THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THE AIRPORT IMPACTS COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE REGION
IT REALLY DOES
SO, I MEAN, THAT'S AN EASY THING TO SEE WITH YOU HAVING AN AIRPORT IN THE MIDDLE OF A COMMUNITY
THERE'S NO WAY OUT OF THAT
SO HOW DOES IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBER FIND OUT WHAT THEIR OWN HOME DNL LEVEL IS? WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE NOISE STUDY, WE WILL PRODUCE THE NOISE CONTOURS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE TO THE COMMUNITY
AT THE TIME
RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T PROVIDE OR PRODUCE DNL LEVELS OUTSIDE OF A PART 150 TYPICALLY
OKAY, THANK YOU
GREAT
COMMENT
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, I'LL JUST SAY, LISTENING TO YOUR QUESTIONS, WE CAN BRIEF YOU MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FEDERAL REGULATION THAT APPLY QUICK COMPLEXITIES ABOUT COMING UP WITH THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS ABOUT WHAT NOISE AND NOISE ARE IN THE STANCE THAT DO THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF THE STUDY
SO WE CAN BRIEF YOU MORE ON THAT HAVE TO DO THAT
SO A FEW OBSERVATIONS
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT WE ALREADY KNOW THE OUTCOME OF THAT FUTURE STUDY
IT SOUNDS TO ME, BASED ON THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED OPERATIONS, BUT THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS BY AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS TO REDUCE THE NOISE FROM AIRFRAMES, WE MAY END UP VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW
SO I WANT US TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT CREATING THE SENSE THAT, BOY, THIS THING IS GOING TO BALLOON UP, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, MANY MORE COMMUNITIES WILL BE CAPTURED WITHIN THAT
I DON'T THINK THAT'S LIKELY
AT THE SAME TIME, I DO WANT US TO THINK ABOUT, THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A CAT HERE, THAT BOTH INSTALLATION EFFORTS ARE IMPORTANT
THE WORK THAT WE CAN DO WITHIN THAT 65 DNL IS REALLY IMPORTANT, BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE AMOUNT OF NOISE PRODUCED, AND TOM MENTIONED SOME OF THOSE THINGS
I THINK THAT QUESTION OF BOTH NOISE AND EMISSIONS NEEDS TO PLAY A MORE PROMINENT ROLE IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT THAT MAKE UP THE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL FLEETS FOR FLIGHTS GENERALLY
THAT'S NOT THE PORT OF SEATTLE ONLY CONVERSATION
THAT'S AN AVIATION CONVERSATION
I'LL TELL YOU THE NEXT GENERATION AIRCRAFT THAT WE SAW THE FIRST FLIGHT OF A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE ELECTRIC PLANE OUT OF MOSES LAKE A MONTH AGO, AND IT'S MUCH QUIETER
AND SO THERE IS SOME HOPE THAT WE WILL SEE QUIETER AND QUIETER AIRFRAMES IN THE FUTURE
SO I DON'T WANT THIS ALL TO BE DESPAIR TODAY
I THINK THERE'S REAL POTENTIAL FOR HOPE
AND I RECALL WHEN I WAS A STUDENT LIVING AROUND IN QUITO, ECUADOR, I LIVED AT THE END OF A RUNWAY, AND THE DAILY AIR KUBANA FLIGHT ON AN AEROFLOT PLANE WAS SO LOUD THAT EVEN A COUPLE OF MILES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, YOU HAD TO SCREAM TO TALK TO SOMEBODY
AND SO THERE HAS BEEN VERY REAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOTAL NOISE
BUT ALL THAT SAID, I THINK THE PORT NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER ON FEDERAL LEGISLATION, ADVOCACY AROUND IMPROVING THE ABILITY BOTH THE FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT NOISE INSTALLATION EFFORTS AND ALSO TO GET THE KIND OF DATA THAT'S NEEDED IN THESE COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRULY IMPACTED ARE GETTING THE RESPITE THAT THEY NEED
SO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
OKAY
YEAH
ONE LAST COMMENT FROM COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE
THANK YOU
AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN RETIREMENT
I APPRECIATE THAT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE NICE COMMENTS, TOO
IT'S BEEN A GREAT CAREER AT THE PORT
I COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER PLACE TO BE
REALLY
YEAH
HE'S BEEN MY BOSS FOR A LONG TIME
WE'RE ALL VERY HAPPY FOR AYE., AND WE'VE ALL BEEN VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM
ALL RIGHT, GO MOVE SOMEPLACE QUIET
DON'T RETIRE ON BEACON HILL
I'M GLAD THAT COMMISSIONER CHO APPARENTLY HAS A PLAN TO PULL YOU BACK INTO WORK THOUGH
I'M GLAD
I FIGURED I HAVE A PLAN FOR EVERYONE WHO RETIRES WHEN THEY COME BACK INTO WORK
OKAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CLERK HART, YOU PLEASE READ THE FINAL ITEM INTO THE RECORD, THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
AND I WILL NOTE, I DO NEED TO DEPART IN A FEW MINUTES, BUT COMMISSIONER CHO IS GOING TO TAKE OVER CHAIRING THE MEETING
YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN C TAX LEVY DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE FOR 2023 THROUGH 2027
COMMISSIONERS, OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS YOU'VE ENGAGED IN A THOUGHTFUL STRATEGIC REVIEW OF OUR SPENDING PRIORITIES FOR THE 2023 BUDGET
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU UP FRONT FOR YOUR VALUABLE FEEDBACK AND INPUT IN THOSE DELIBERATIONS SO FAR
KEY TO IMPLEMENTING THE VISION FOR THOSE INVESTMENTS IS HOW WE PAY FOR THEM
OF COURSE, IT'S NOT JUST LIKE WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO WITH IT, BUT HOW YOU PAY FOR SOMETHING, AS WE ALL KNOW, AS WELL AS HOW WE PAY FOR OUR FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT AS WELL
THE PLAN OF FINANCE IS THAT PLAN FOR SOURCING OUR OPERATIONS AND OUR CAPITAL PLANS
THE DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE THAT YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT TODAY LOOKS AT A MIX OF REVENUE SOURCES, INCLUDING OUR OPERATING INCOME AND THE PORT PROPERTY TAX
IN DEVELOPING THIS PROPOSED PLAN OF FINANCE, WE HAVE FOCUSED ON THE SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR ORGANIZATION
THE LAST FEW YEARS ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHY THIS MATTERS BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO USE OUR RESERVES TO HELP SMOOTH THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON OUR BUSINESS LINES AND KEEP ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES FULLY EMPLOYED DURING THE TIME PERIOD
THIS YEAR THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT WE STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN MAKING IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS AGAINST THE UNCERTAIN FISCAL OUTLOOK AHEAD THAT WE ALL ARE WELL AWARE OF
WE'RE ALSO VERY SENSITIVE TO BALANCING THE IMPACT OF INFLATION ON OUR CAPITAL COSTS IN OPERATIONS AND THE IMPACT OF INFLATION ON THE TAXPAYERS OF KING COUNTY
SO THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE PRESENTATION AND I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY COVER A FEW SLIDES AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR PRESENTER, ELIZABETH MORRISON, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE FINANCE FROM THE BUDGET AND FINANCE SHOP, AND ALSO SCOTT BERTRAM, MANAGER OF CORPORATE FINANCE
SO FIRST I'M GOING TO COVER A COUPLE OF SLIDES BEFORE TURNING IT OVER TO ELIZABETH
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COMMISSIONERS, HERE'S JUST AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR IN THIS PRESENTATION
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS, TIMELINE, WHERE WE ARE IN THAT TIMELINE
AND THEN I'M GOING TO GIVE A BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT AND PRESIDENT CALKINS, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE FOR THAT AT LEAST
THE BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT PART, WE'LL GET TO THAT AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT THE TAX LEVY BACKGROUND IN OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR 2023 AND WE'LL BE LOOKING FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD OVER THE HORIZON, WHICH IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO TO LOOK AT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PORT
AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT THE DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE FOR THE 2023, OUR CAPITAL PLANNING AND FUNDING FOR NONAIRPORT AND OUR CAPITAL PLANNING AND FUNDING FOR THE AIRPORT
AND THEN JUST SAY THERE'S A LOT OF MORE MATERIAL IN THE APPENDIX AS WELL
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AND COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS JUST WHERE WE ARE IN THE PLAN OF FINANCE
WE ARE HERE ON OCTOBER 25, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE FIRST READING OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2023 BUDGET COMING UP IN MID NOVEMBER
THEN IN LATE NOVEMBER WE'LL HAVE THE SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE OF THE 2023 BUDGET IN LATE NOVEMBER
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE
AND NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT
AND SO THAT IS, AS YOU HEARD FROM ME BEFORE, I TALKED ABOUT THIS AS A NUMBER, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING
WE'RE RECOMMENDING A 2% ANNUAL LEVY INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR THE TAX LEVY
KEY PROJECTS NEED TO BE FUNDED BY THE LEVY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND WE'LL BE TOUCHING ON THOSE IN THE FUTURE LEVY CAPACITY NEEDED TO FUND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP OBLIGATIONS
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT AS WELL
TALKING ABOUT THAT, WE BELIEVE THIS NUMBER 2% IS A RESPONSIBLE APPROACH TO MEETING OUR NEAR TERM NEEDS WHILE MINIMIZING COSTS TO LOCAL RESIDENTS AND MAINTAINING OUR CAPACITY FOR FUTURE INVESTMENTS IN FINANCIAL RESILIENCE
IN FACT, UNDER THIS PLAN, THE LEVY INCREASE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN LESS THAN ONE DOLLARS AN INCREASE TO THE MEDIAN HOUSE HOMEOWNER IN KING COUNTY
AND THEN LASTLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE AND WE'LL BE LOOKING AT WELL, ACTUALLY WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE FUNDING CAPITAL PLAN THAT IS OUR FUTURE
IT REMAINS CRITICAL TO PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING OUR BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE
AND THAT INFRASTRUCTURE, THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS SUSTAIN JOBS, THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, BUT THEY ALSO ENSURE OUR FUTURE OPERATIONS INTO THE FUTURE AND THE SOURCES OF REVENUE THAT DEPEND ON THAT INFRASTRUCTURE
AND YOU'LL HEAR, AS YOU'VE HEARD ALREADY, WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE FUNDING NEEDED FOR THOSE
AND WE JUST HEARD ABOUT A FEW OF THOSE IN THE AVIATION SIDE TODAY ON CAPITAL PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD AND THEN LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND I'LL HAVE A RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE WE NEED TO ANALYZE THE ANTICIPATED USES OF THE LEVY AND THE FUNDING OF OUR CAPITAL PROGRAMS AND WE HAVE TO- I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT IT WITH A RECOMMENDATION AND WE'LL HAVE TO ADJUST OUR STRATEGIES AND OUR APPROACHES AS NECESSARY DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE SEE IN THE FUTURE
A LOT OF TIMES CHANGES IN THE PRESENT, IF WE DO THOSE NOW EARLIER ENOUGH, WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE MORE DRASTIC CHANGES IN THE FUTURE
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL DISCUSS HERE, AND I'LL HAVE A RECOMMENDATION ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO IT
SO AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ELIZABETH MORRISON
ELIZABETH, THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON
THIS PRESENTATION WON'T BE AS INSPIRING AS SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS EARLIER, PARTICULARLY THOSE AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE AMAZING
BUT THIS IS A NUTS AND BOLTS OF HOW WE PAY FOR THE INVESTMENTS WE MAKE IN THE COMMUNITY, BOTH CAPITAL AND NON CAPITAL
AND ONE OF THE CRITICAL RESOURCES FOR THAT IS THE TAX LEVY
SO, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
BEGINNING WITH SOME BACKGROUND
WASHINGTON STATE ALLOWS PORTS TO LEVY A TAX ON THE PROPERTIES WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES, AND THIS IS SET EVERY YEAR BY THE COMMISSIONER
IT'S A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT THE COMMISSION CAN SET UP TO A STATUTORY MAXIMUM
THAT MAXIMUM IS CALCULATED BY KING COUNTY AND IT GROWS ABOUT 2%, APPROXIMATELY 2% EACH YEAR
THE LEVY CAN BE USED FOR BASICALLY ANY PORT PURPOSE, BUT THERE ARE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS FOR THAT
THE FIRST USE IS ALWAYS FOR THE PAYMENT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND DEBT SERVICE
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS ARE THE PORT'S FULL FAITH AND CREDIT PLEDGE TO PAY BONDHOLDERS, AND IT'S PAID FROM THE TAX LEVY
JUST TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT, MOST OF THE PORT'S BONDS ARE REVENUE BONDS PAID FROM OUR OPERATING INCOME
ONLY 8% OF OUR BONDS ARE GEO BONDS, BUT THEY ALSO REPRESENT 70% OF OUR NON AIRPORT DEBT
SINCE MOST OF OUR AIRPORT DEBT IS REVENUE BONDS, THE PORT HAS USED THE TAX LEVY TO PAY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
AND THAT'S LEGACY LIABILITIES, THINGS LIKE THE LOWER DUWAMISH AND EAST WATERWAY CLEANUPS ARE BIG COMPONENTS OF THAT
IT'S USED TO PAY FOR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS LIKE THE SR 509 GATEWAY AND THE WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE AND THE EAST MARGINAL WAY PROJECTS
THE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE WITH THE STATE AND THE CITY FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
IT'S USED TO PAY FOR A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS LIKE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EQUITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND IT'S USED TO PAY FOR WATERFRONT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
AND THOSE ARE INVESTMENTS BOTH MANAGED BY THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND BY OUR MARITIME AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISIONS
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SO WHILE THE LEVY CAN BE USED FOR ANY LEGAL PURPOSE EXCEPT THE PAYMENT OF REVENUE BONDS, WE DO HAVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS ON HOW TO MANAGE THE TAX LEVY
SPECIFICALLY, WE TRY AND LIMIT THE AMOUNT THAT WE LEVERAGE THE LEVY
SO MAINTAINING OUR GEO BOND DEBT SERVICE TO BE NO MORE THAN 75% OF THE LEVY COLLECTED EACH YEAR
WE ALSO HAVE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CRITERIA FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS THAT USE THE TAX LEVY
IN SUMMARY, IT'S FOR ANY BUSINESS THAT DOESN'T FULLY RECOVER ITS COSTS OR IS SELF SUSTAINING, WHICH IS MANY OF OUR NON AIRPORT BUSINESSES
THOUGH THE EXCEPTION IS WE DON'T USE THE TAX LEVY TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN THE SOUTH HARBOR
WE ALSO HAVE USED THE LEVY TO PAY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
AND WE HAVE LIMITED THE USE OF THE LEVY FOR AIRPORT PURPOSES
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE AIRPORT IS SELF SUSTAINING
THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS FOR THINGS THAT CANNOT USE AIRPORT FUNDS LEGALLY BECAUSE OF REVENUE DIVERSION RESTRICTIONS
AND FINALLY, A CORNERSTONE OF THE TAX LEVY HAS BEEN MAINTAINING SOME DRY POWDER FOR FUTURE RESILIENCE
AND THAT DRY POWDER IS IN THE FORM OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PORT'S ACTUAL LEVY AND THE MAXIMUM LEVY THAT THE PORT CAN ASSESS
THIS HAS ALSO REALLY SUPPORTED THE PORT'S STRONG CREDIT RATINGS
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THIS GRAPH ILLUSTRATES HOW THAT DRY POWDER HAS BENEFITED THE PORT OVER THE YEARS
THE TOP RED LINE SHOWS THE MAXIMUM LEVY
THE BLUE LINE SHOWS THE PORT'S ACTUAL LEVY
THE GREEN LINE IS JUST WHAT THE LEVY WOULD BE IF WE SIMPLY DID INFLATIONARY INCREASES EACH YEAR
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT BEGINNING IN 1990, WHICH IS THE YEAR THAT THE STATE ALLOWED TAXING AUTHORITIES TO LEVY LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM AND STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO BACK TO THAT MAXIMUM
SO BEGINNING THEN, THE PORT DID START TO BUILD UP SOME DRY POWDER
AND THEN THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE WE'VE TAPPED INTO THAT DRY POWDER TO SUPPORT OUR ENTERPRISES
MOST SPECIFICALLY IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS, WE HAD THE ATTACKS OF 911, WE HAD THE DOTCOM BUST, WE HAD A BIG RECESSION
AND TO SUPPORT THE PORT'S FINANCIAL STRENGTH, THE COMMISSION CHOSE TO INCREASE THE LEVY
AND THEN AGAIN LATER IN 2007, 2008, WHEN THE PORT WAS MAKING SOME MAJOR INVESTMENTS TO REACTIVATE TERMINAL 30 FOR CONTAINERS AND TO PURCHASE THE EAST SIDE RAIL CORRIDOR AND MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE SR 99 TUNNEL
BUT THEN WE STARTED TO SEE WEAKNESS IN THE CONTAINER BUSINESS, AND SO WE DID HAVE SOME INCREASES THEN, AND THEN KEPT IT FLAT TO REBUILD THAT DRY POWDER
SO YOU CAN SEE HOW IT'S BEEN A VALUABLE ASSET TO HAVE THAT FOR OUR RESILIENCE
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ALL OF THIS INFORMS HOW WE APPROACH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEVY AND ITS USES FOR THE 2023 TO 27 PLANNING PROCESS
WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THE LEVY RESILIENCE BY MAINTAINING SOME OF THAT DRY POWDER
WE WILL USE IT FIRST FOR GEO BONDS
WE WILL USE IT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES AND TO PAY FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND WE ALSO EXPECT THAT ANY REMAINING LEVY CAN BE USED FOR FUNDING CAPITAL PROGRAMS, AND THAT CAN BE EITHER IN THE FORM OF CASH, OR WE CAN BORROW AGAINST IT FOR NEW GEO BONDS
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AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK NOTED, WE ARE RECOMMENDING A LEVY OF 82.7 MILLION, WHICH REPRESENTS THE 2% INCREASE
AND THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE DISCUSSED AT THE AUGUST RETREAT
AND THAT ALSO HELPS US MAINTAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MAXIMUM AND THE ACTUAL LEVY
THE TABLE AT THE BOTTOM SHOWS THE ACTUAL LEVY VERSUS THE MAXIMUM LEVY BOTH IN THIS CURRENT YEAR AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR NEXT YEAR
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WE ALWAYS ASK THE QUESTION OF WHAT IS THE TAXPAYER IMPACT OF THE PORT'S LEVY
THIS TABLE SHOWS AGAIN THE ACTUAL LEVY FOR 2022 AND THE PROPOSED LEVY FOR 2023 AND WHAT THAT TRANSLATES INTO INTO A MILAGE RATE
SO THE COUNTY CALCULATES WHAT THE PORT LEVY IS PER $100,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE
WE APPLY THAT TO A MEDIAN HOMEOWNER
FOR 2022
THE MEDIAN HOME VALUE IN KING COUNTY WAS $694,000, AND THAT IS FROM THE COUNTY ITSELF
THE COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE THE 2023 MEDIAN
SO WE MAKE AN ESTIMATE AND WE'VE ESTIMATED $830,000 IS THE VALUE OF A MEDIAN HOME IN KING COUNTY
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT MEANS THAT THE TAXPAYER IN 2022, MEDIAN TAXPAYER, PAID JUST UNDER $78 TO THE PORT THIS YEAR AND WILL PAY JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOVE $78 NEXT YEAR
SO THAT'S AN INCREASE OF LESS THAN A DOLLAR
AND TO PUT THAT IN CONTEXT, IN 2022 THE MEDIAN HOMEOWNER PAID A TOTAL OF ABOUT $7,000 IN KING COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES
SO THE PORT PORTS PORTION OF THAT IS QUITE SMALL
IT'S ABOUT 1.2% OF TOTAL KING COUNTY TAXES
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EVERY YEAR WE PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE TAX LEVY IN THE CURRENT YEAR
IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I CAN SKIP OVER THIS
THERE'S ALSO MORE DETAIL IN THE BACK
IT SHOWS YOU LINE ITEMS OF THE USES THAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER
I WILL NOTE THAT THERE ARE TWO SUB FUNDS OF THE LEVY THE HARBOR DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT'S BEEN USED TO HELP PAY FOR TERMINAL FIVE AND IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTINGUISHED THIS YEAR, AND THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, WHERE WE HAVE SET ASIDE LEVY DOLLARS TO MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS TO OTHER LOCALITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS LIKE THE SR 509 AND WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE
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THIS SHOWS A FIVE YEAR AGGREGATED LOOKS OF 2023 TO 2027 OF THE SOURCES AND USES
AND WE BEGIN WITH ABOUT 10 MILLION ROLLING OVER FROM THE END OF THIS YEAR
WE WILL BE COLLECTING A TOTAL OF 430,000,000 IF WE HAVE THIS FIVE YEAR 2% ANNUAL INCREASE TO THE TAX LEVY, WE ARE ALSO EXPECTING TO RECEIVE SOME ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS AND RECOVERIES FROM INSURANCE CLAIMS OF ABOUT 42,000,00
FIRST CLAIM ON THAT IS DEBT SERVICE
THAT'S ESTIMATED TO BE 188,000,000, WHICH INCLUDES DEBT SERVICE ON EXISTING GEO BONDS AND ANTICIPATION OF AN ADDITIONAL 175,000,000 OF GEO BONDS THAT WILL FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS
WE'RE ALSO EXPECTING TO USE 126,000,000 OF LEVY CASH TO PAY FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AS WELL, AND 92 MILLION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
5 MILLION IS THE FINAL PAYMENT FOR THE PORT'S CONTRIBUTION TO ITS EQUITY IN THE SEAPORT ALLIANCE
THAT'S THE THIRD OF THREE PAYMENTS THAT WAS AGREED UPON IN 2019 AND THEN VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TOTAL ABOUT 69 MILLION
AND THERE ARE DETAILS OF THOSE IN THE BACK
AND I'LL NOTE THAT MANY PROGRAMS ARE NOT FUNDED WITH THE LEVY OR PARTIALLY FUNDED WITH OPERATING FUNDS
SO THE 69 MILLION ONLY REPRESENTS THE LEVY FUNDED PORTION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WHILE WE FOCUS ON THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, 2023 TO 2027, WE DO LOOK FURTHER AHEAD THAN THAT BECAUSE THAT CAN INFORM THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE TODAY AND SPECIFICALLY WHAT TRADEOFFS WE MIGHT NEED TO MAKE IN TERMS OF SPENDING ON CAPITAL AND NONCAPITAL NEEDS
ONE SPECIFIC NONCAPITAL NEED IS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
WE HAVE SOME LARGE REMEDIATION PROJECTS
THEY'RE UNCERTAIN WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTUAL COST AND THE TIMING OF THOSE PAYMENTS, AS THOSE WORK THROUGH THE VARIOUS PROCESSES WITH THE EPA
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO BE PAID, THAT IT WILL BECOME A LEGAL OBLIGATION OF THE PORT
AND SO WE HAVE THOSE ON OUR RADAR AS WE LOOK INTO THE FUTURE
AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PREPARED FOR ANY UNANTICIPATED NEEDS
MOST RECENTLY WE HAD THE PANDEMIC, BUT WE ALSO HAD THE GREAT RECESSION AND WE HAD SIGNIFICANT DOWNTURNS IN THE CONTAINER BUSINESS
AND SO BEING PREPARED TO ADDRESS THAT IN THE FUTURE IS IMPORTANT AS WELL AND WHY WE RECOMMEND MAINTAINING SOME OF THAT DRY POWDER
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THE TAX LEVY CAN'T JUST BE LOOKED AT IN ISOLATION BECAUSE IT DOES WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THE OPERATING INCOME, PARTICULARLY FROM OUR NON AIRPORT BUSINESSES
BOTH CAN BE USED FOR ANY PORT PURPOSE EXCEPT, AS NOTED, WITH THE TAX LEVY FOR REVENUE BONDS
AND SO THE FUNDS ARE REALLY FUNGIBLE
BUT WE DO HAVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES ABOUT HOW THOSE ARE USED
IT DOES MEAN THAT THESE RESOURCES ARE VERY FLEXIBLE
I'LL NOTE THAT THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TAX LEVY AND THE OPERATING FUNDS IS THAT THE TAX LEVY IS A VERY STABLE RESOURCE
WE CAN COUNT ON THAT
YOU SET THE AMOUNT AND SO WE KNOW WHAT THAT WILL BE
THE INCOME THAT CAN BE VARIABLE
WE'VE SEEN UPSWINGS IN INCOME
WE'VE SEEN TIMES WHEN THE INCOME HAS DECLINED
SO WE NEED TO MANAGE THAT RESOURCE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY
THE TAX LEVY AND THE INCOME, THE NONAIRPORT INCOME ARE BOTH USED TO PAY FOR EXPENSES AND FOR DEBT SERVICE
AND AFTER THAT, WHAT'S LEFT OVER CAN BE APPLIED TO CAPITAL
NOW, THE DIAGRAM ON THE RIGHT REALLY SHOULD HAVE A FEEDBACK LOOP BECAUSE THOSE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS ARE WHAT SUSTAIN OUR BUSINESSES AND PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING GENERATION OF THAT NONAIRPORT INCOME
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TURNING BACK SPECIFICALLY TO THE TAX LEVY AND OUR LOOK AHEAD BAR ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE NEXT FIVE YEAR PERIOD, 23 TO 27, AND THE BAR ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE SUBSEQUENT FIVE YEARS
SO IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WE EXPECT THAT ABOUT 26% OF THE LEVY WILL BE USED FOR THE TAX LEVY
THEN WE HAVE OUR GEO BOND DEBT SERVICE, WHICH IS MANDATORY, AND WE HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION, WHICH IS ALSO MANDATORY
AND THEN ABOUT 14% OF THE LEVY WILL BE USED FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS BUT ONCE WE MOVE INTO THE SUBSEQUENT FIVE YEARS, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE HAVING LEVY AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR CAPITAL PROGRAMS WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LEVY WILL BE NEEDED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION WHEN ADDED TO THE GEO BOND DEBT SERVICE
AND WE ARE ALSO EXPECTING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE MANY OF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM INVESTMENTS
THAT MEANS THERE WON'T BE LEVY AVAILABLE FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE FUNDING OF CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
AGAIN, THE LEFT BAR IS THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, AND THE RIGHT BAR IS THE SUBSEQUENT FIVE YEARS
SO WHILE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE EXPECT TO HAVE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDED BY A COMBINATION OF TAX LEVY AND INCOME, ONCE WE MOVE INTO THE SECOND FIVE YEARS, WE ARE EXPECTING THAT ALL THE CAPITAL WILL NEED TO BE FUNDED WITH INCOME ALONE
NOW, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE ARE FORECASTING THAT WE WILL HAVE SOME GROWTH IN INCOME FROM VARIOUS SOURCES
BUT THE CAUTION IS THAT THAT INCOME IS VARIABLE, SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO COUNT ON THAT, AND IT'S EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO LEVERAGE THAT BECAUSE A DECLINE IN INCOME MEANS WE CAN'T PAY OUR REVENUE BOND, DEBT SERVICE
OUR ABILITY IS TO GENERATE NEW INCOME CAN BE LIMITED
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YEAH, COMMISSIONERS, I'M GOING TO STEP IN HERE BECAUSE BASED ON THAT LONGTERM ANALYSIS FROM 2028 TO 2032, I RECOMMEND THIS IS JUST MY RECOMMENDATION, AND I'D LIKE TO TALK TO THE COMMISSIONER ABOUT THAT, DOING A LONG TERM LOOKING AT THIS, DOING AN ANALYSIS, AND COME BACK WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND OPTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THAT LONG TERM SOURCING
WHAT'S THE PROPER MIX OF THOSE? BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT HAVING THAT VARIABLE AND NON VARIABLE INCOME IN ELIZABETH JUST WENT OVER THE PROS AND CONS OF THAT GOING FORWARD
BUT I THINK WE OWE YOU THAT ANALYSIS TO LOOK FORWARD IN ORDER TO LOOK AT AND WHAT'S THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THAT IN THOSE DIFFERENT OPTIONS
SO I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT
AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD OUT BEYOND FIVE YEARS, BUT WE HAVE TO DO THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR OPERATIONS
EXCELLENT
IS THAT IT? THAT'S WHAT THE TAX LEVY AND WE CAN TAKE QUESTIONS ON THE TAX LEVY NOW, OR WE CAN MOVE RIGHT TO THE PLAN OF FINANCE AND TAKE QUESTIONS AFTER
WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP? COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME
ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ELIZABETH ON THE TAX LEVY? NO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
BUT ELIZABETH, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND FOR THIS PRESENTATION
AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE PORT, YOU KNOW, THE PORT NOT MAXIMIZING OR USING OUR LEVERAGE TO ADD MORE PRESSURE TO TAXPAYERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY MAXIMIZING OUR TAX LEVY ABILITIES
AND SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR US TO BE CONSERVATIVE AROUND THAT
AND SO I JUST APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR SHARING THIS TODAY
AND DIRECTOR STEVE METRUCK, I APPRECIATE JUST YOUR LAST COMMENTS ABOUT PROVIDING SOME MORE ANALYSIS
AND I WOULD LOVE WHEN THOSE ANALYSIS ARE BEING DONE TO EVEN CONSIDER WHAT A 2% EQUITY FUND WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST, BUT I THINK, AS YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THOSE ANALYSIS, CONSIDERING JUST THE SAME WAY THAT WE LOOK AT OR WE HAVE LINE ITEMS FOR OUR ART PROGRAM, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE LINE ITEMS IN OUR BUDGET THAT LOOKS AT OUR EQUITY INVESTMENTS WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER
I HAVE JUST A FEW QUESTIONS
FIRST, DO WE NOT USE GEO BOND REVENUE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS? WE HAVE NOT
OKAY, PERFECT
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CURIOUS HOW MUCH OF THE LEVY WHAT IS THE DELTA BETWEEN HOW MUCH WE SPENT- WE ARE WITHDRAWING FROM OUR TAX AUTHORITY AND HOW MUCH WE HAVE LEFT? I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HEARD LIKE THIS IS HOW MUCH WE CAN ACTUALLY LEVY UP TO
I'VE ONLY HEARD WHAT PERCENTAGE WE ARE LEVYING UP TO
IS THERE A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE ARE AWARE OF? YES
SO THE MAXIMUM LEVY AMOUNT IS ON SLIDE TEN, 113,000,000 FOR 2023
SO THE PORT COULD LEVY UP TO 113,000,000
WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS 30 MILLION LESS THAN THAT
SO THAT 30 MILLION WOULD BE PART OF THAT DRY POWDER THAT THE PORT COULD TAP INTO IN THE FUTURE
SO THAT'S JUST 2023
BUT IT INCREASES EVERY YEAR AS WELL FROM WHAT IS IT, 2% EVERY YEAR? IT WILL GROW APPROXIMATELY 2% EACH YEAR
AND WE CAN LEVY UP TO THAT, BUT WE CAN'T GO BACK AND RECLAIM ANY FOREGONE LEVY
I THOUGHT WE COULD
WHAT I MEAN IS THAT IN 2022, THE PORT COULD HAVE LEVIED 111,000,000, BUT INSTEAD LEVIED 81 MILLION
SO WE CAN'T GO BACK AND CLAIM THAT 30 MILLION THAT WE DECIDED NOT TO LEVY
WHAT WE CAN DO IS IN THE FUTURE, LEVY UP TO WHAT THE NEW MAXIMUM IS
SO THE NEW MAXIMUM WILL ALSO BE 30 MILLION HIGHER THAN WHAT WE ARE
SO WE COULD ADD 30 MILLION TO THE TAX LEVY
SO WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY BANKING FUNDS
TAX LEVY DOLLARS
PARDON? IT'S A RESERVE
RIGHT? WE'RE COMMISSIONER, WE'RE NOT TAKING THOSE FUNDS IN AND THEN STORING THEM
THAT'S THE POTENTIAL THAT WE COULD HAVE RAISED THEM OR COULD RAISE THEM
BUT THERE'S A LIMIT YOU CAN DO WITHIN A GIVEN YEAR TOO ELIZABETH, RIGHT, CORRECT
RESERVE CAPACITY FOR US, IF YOU WANTED TO PASS LEVY INCREASES AT A CERTAIN RATE, WHICH WOULD BE THEN YOU GET THAT AMOUNT OF REVENUE IN A GIVEN YEAR
BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE
I GUESS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS WE ARE CAPPED AT A DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT WE'RE NOT CAPPED ON A PERCENTAGE INCREASE
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? THAT'S CORRECT
WE ARE CAPPED AT A DOLLAR
GOT IT
OKAY
I THINK THAT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR NOW
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE
THANKS
TURN IT OVER TO SCOTT
THANKS, ELIZABETH
GOOD AFTERNOON
SO LET'S START WITH THE DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE
WHAT IS IT? IT'S EFFECTIVELY THE FUNDING PLAN FOR THE PORT'S FIVE YEAR CIP, INCLUSIVE OF ITS SHARED FUNDING OF THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE CIP
THIS PLAN IS PROVIDED EACH YEAR TO THE COMMISSION AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND IS ALSO USED TO HELP INFORM CAPITAL INVESTMENT DECISIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IE
OUTLINING CAPITAL CAPACITY
THE PLAN OF FINANCE IS DEVELOPED ON DETAILED OPERATING AND CAPITAL FORECASTS BY OUR AIRPORT AND NONAIRPORT LINES OF BUSINESS, INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE
AND LIKE ANY FORECAST, THERE WILL BE CHANGES
AND THIS PLAN WAS CREATED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND TO HELP ENSURE CONTINUED FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
AND WE DO THIS BY DEVELOPING THE FUNDING PLAN AROUND ESTABLISHED FINANCIAL TARGETS, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT ON THE NEXT SLIDE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT KEY FINANCIAL TARGETS, WHAT WE'RE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON IS LIQUIDITY AND DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE
SO THESE MANAGEMENT TARGETS HELP THE PORT MANAGE AROUND FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY ASSOCIATED WITH OUR FORECASTS BY PROVIDING SOME LEVEL OF CUSHION FOR INCOME VARIABILITY, AS ELIZABETH NOTED PREVIOUSLY
SO, IN OTHER WORDS, THE PORT'S FUTURE DEBT CAPACITY IS CONSTRAINED BY THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THESE LIQUIDITY AND DEBT SERVICE TARGET LEVELS THROUGHOUT OUR FORECAST PERIOD
SO, WITHIN THE TABLE, YOU CAN SEE THE FINANCIAL TARGETS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND NONE AIRPORT, AND THAT'S BASED ON THE NATURE OF EACH BUSINESS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED RISK PROFILES
SO, LOOKING AT MINIMUM REVENUE BOND DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE, THIS REPRESENTS NET INCOME FOR THE AIRPORT AND THE NONAIRPORT BUSINESSES, DIVIDED BY THE REVENUE BOND DEBT SERVICE FOR EACH
WE'VE GOT 1.25 TIMES COVERAGE FOR THE AIRPORT, WHICH IS BUILT INTO THE CURRENT AIRLINE AGREEMENT
IN REALITY, WE'RE ACTUALLY TARGETING A HIGHER ONE FOUR TIMES DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE AT THE AIRPORT
FOR THE NONAIRPORT BUSINESSES, WE'RE UP AT A HIGHER LEVEL OF ONE POINT EIGHT TIMES DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE, AND THAT'S BASED ON THE HIGHER RISK PROFILE FOR THOSE BUSINESSES, SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF LIQUIDITY AND THE MINIMUM CASH BALANCE
THE ADF
BORGAN HAD MENTIONED THIS ON THE OCTOBER 11 BRIEFING
THEY'RE TARGETING AN 18 MONTH SORRY, AN ADF FUND BALANCE EQUAL TO 18 MONTHS OF ONM AT THE AIRPORT
THAT TARGET IS EXPECTED TO BE REACHED BY THAT SHOULD BE 2025
THE 2023 TARGET IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED AROUND 15 MONTHS FOR OUR NONAIRPORT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND EQUAL TO TWELVE MONTHS ON M FOR THE NON AIRPORT BUSINESSES
AND WE ARE CURRENTLY ABOVE THAT TARGET IN THE GENERAL FUND
BUT AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD, WE EXPECT TO DRAW THAT DOWN TOWARDS ACTUALLY TO ITS TARGET LEVEL
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, SO WE CAN GO OVER THIS PRETTY QUICKLY
AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE DRAFT PLAN OF FINANCE COMBINES ALL THE BUSINESSES OF THE PORT, INCLUDING BOTH THE AIRPORT AND NONAIRPORT BUSINESSES
BUT FROM A FUNDING PERSPECTIVE, WE NEED TO BIFURCATE BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND THE NONARPORT
AND THAT'S LARGELY DRIVEN BY THE FAA REGULATIONS AROUND THE AIRPORT, WHICH REQUIRE REVENUES GENERATED AT THE PORT TO REMAIN AT THE AIRPORT, AS YOU KNOW
AND THAT'S NOT USED TO SUPPORT NONAIRPORT INVESTMENTS
MOVING TO THE NONAIRPORT SIDE, WHICH IS MUCH OF THE TAX LEVY DISCUSSION THAT ELIZABETH GAVE AND MUCH OF THE REMAINING SLIDES REALLY FOCUSED ON THE NON AIRPORT
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS PRIMARILY THE PORT SHARE OF THE NORTHWEST SEA PORT ALLIANCE, THE MARITIME DIVISION, AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
FROM A CAPITAL FUNDING PERSPECTIVE, THESE BUSINESSES SHARE RESOURCES AND RELY ON A COMBINATION OF OPERATING REVENUES AND REVENUE BONDS, AS WELL AS TAX LEVY AND GEO BONDS
THEY ALSO HAVE SOME UNIQUE FUNDING SOURCES, SUCH AS CAPITAL GRANTS AND MORE RECENTLY, THE HARBOR MAINTENANCE TAX
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ONE MORE
THANK YOU
SO THE NONAIRPORT CIP TOTALS APPROXIMATELY 849,000,000 OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD
THE CHART ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE ANNUAL CAPITAL SPENDING THAT 849,000,000 BY YEAR DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FORECASTED SPENDING IN EACH YEAR DURING THIS PERIOD IS ACTUALLY GREATER THAN OUR PRIOR MAXIMUM ANNUAL SPENDING FOR OUR NONAIRPORT BUSINESSES, WHICH WAS WAY BACK IN 2009
SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS GRAPH
I THINK ONE IS WE ARE FORECASTING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN OUR CAPITAL SPENDING, NON AIRPORT CAPITAL SPENDING OVERALL, AS MANY KEY PROJECTS SORT OF MOVE THROUGH THAT CONE OF UNCERTAINTY SO AS THEY WIND DOWN DESIGN AND RAMP UP CONSTRUCTION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS
STEPHANIE JONES EVANS AND DAVE MCPHADDEN BRIEFED YOU ON MANY OF THOSE KEY PROJECTS AT YOUR LAST MEETING
AND THEN ALSO IN TERMS OF TIMING, IT'S PROBABLE THAT MANY OF THESE CASH FLOWS WILL START TO SMOOTH OUT AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS
AND THAT MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE OVERALL FUNDING PLAN, BUT WE FEEL COMFORTABLE IN OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE NECESSARY FLEXIBILITY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE FUNDING OF THIS CIP, YOU CAN SEE WE'VE CALCULATED ABOUT 57%, IS EXPECTED TO BE FUNDED FROM OPERATING SOURCES, THAT IS, OPERATING CASH AND REVENUE BONDS, WHICH LEVERAGING OPERATING INCOME
JUST ONE CAVEAT FUTURE REVENUE BONDS FOR THE NON AIRPORT REALLY AREN'T EXPECTED UNTIL 2025 AT THE EARLIEST, BASED ON WHEN THOSE BUSINESSES REGAIN CAPACITY UNDER THOSE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED FINANCIAL TARGETS, SPECIFICALLY THE DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE REQUIREMENT
WE HAVE TAX LEVY SOURCES EXPECTED TO FUND ABOUT 35% OF THE CIP, WHICH THIS INCLUDES LEVY CASH AND BOTH EXISTING AND FUTURE GEO BONDS
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A SMALLER PORTION THAT IS FUNDED WITH OTHER SOURCES, SO THAT INCLUDES CAPITAL GRANTS
SO THAT'S BOTH PORT GRANTS AS WELL AS THE PORT'S 50% SHARE OF NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE GRANTS
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME ASSUMPTIONS BUILT IN AROUND SOME HARBOR MAINTENANCE TAX REVENUES
WE'VE COORDINATED WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE ON THE STATUS OF THE HMT AND HAVE INCORPORATED THOSE OR SOME OF THOSE INTO OUR FUNDING PLAN THAT WE THINK ARE REASONABLY CONSERVATIVE
REMINDER THAT HMT FUNDS ARE RESTRICTED AND THAT THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE AND THE HOME PORTS REALLY ONLY BENEFIT FROM THOSE FUNDS ONCE THEY'VE BEEN SPENT
YOU WILL HAVE A NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE BUDGET STUDY SESSION LATER THIS WEEK AND THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN MORE DETAIL
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, TALKING ABOUT TRENDS A LITTLE BIT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS
WE'RE STARTING OR CONTINUING TO SEE A SHIFT AWAY FROM THE USE OF LEVY RESOURCES IN FUNDING OUR NONAIRPORT CAPITAL PLAN TOWARDS REVENUE RESOURCE
AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF REASONS FOR IT
ONE, THE CAPITAL PLAN IN GENERAL IS BECOMING LARGER AND IS SUPPORTED BY IMPROVED OPERATING FORECASTS AS WE CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC
THE SHIFT IS ALSO, HOWEVER, BEING INFLUENCED BY DECREASING AVAILABILITY OF TAX LEVY RESOURCES FOR CAPITAL FUNDING PURPOSES
AND THAT'S REALLY BEING DONE AS WE SEE INCREASING DEMANDS FOR THE LEVY FOR NONCAPITAL PURPOSES, SUCH AS PAYING FOR CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES, CERTAIN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP LIABILITIES THAT ELIZABETH HAD MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY
AND AS SHE NOTED, WE TAKE A LONGER TERM VIEW AND DEVELOPING OUR FUNDING PLAN
SO WE'RE REALLY WEIGHING THE NEEDS OF THE TAX LEVY IN THE SHORT TERM VERSUS THOSE NEEDS IN THE LONGER TERM AND GENERATING THIS PLAN
THE CHART THERE PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF THE FUNDING COMPOSITION IN THIS YEAR'S PLAN OF FINANCE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR
SO THAT'S A ROLLING FIVE YEAR PERIOD
NOT A PERFECT APPLES TO APPLES, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE TREND SHIFTING FROM LEVY TO OPERATING REVENUES
AND IF YOU TOOK THIS CHART AND WENT BACK EVEN A YEAR OR TWO PREVIOUSLY, THAT YOU WOULD SEE THAT SAME TREND CONTINUE
SO THIS IS EFFECTIVELY A CONTINUATION OF A TREND THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS
AND AS IT WAS NOTED, WHILE THE IMPROVED OPERATING FORECASTS ARE POSITIVE, THERE ARE INHERENT RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE, AS THEY ARE LESS STABLE AND LESS DIFFICULT EXCUSE ME, MORE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST THAN THE TAX LEVY WHICH WE'RE GOING TO COVER ON THE NEXT SLIDE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE CHART ON THE LEFT ILLUSTRATES SOME OF THE INCOME FORECAST VARIABILITY THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
SO THE LEFT BAR SHOWS OUR FORECASTED 2023 NET INCOME BACK IN 2019 COMPARED TO WHAT OUR 2023 BUDGET IS NOW
SO WHAT DID WE THINK 2023 WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE BACK IN 2019 VERSUS WHAT DO WE THINK IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE NOW? AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A MUCH LOWER AMOUNT
SO MUCH OF THIS DROP CAN BE EXPLAINED BY THE PANDEMIC, BUT IF YOU LOOK BACK SEVERAL DECADES PRIOR, THERE'S BEEN OTHER INSTANCES OF SIMILAR INCOME VOLATILITY
ELIZABETH MENTIONED THE GREAT RECESSION
WE HAVE SOME CONTAINER TURMOIL, SOME OTHER THINGS THAT IT'S NOT
WHILE WE DON'T PLAN FOR THEM SPECIFICALLY, WE DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE RISKS OUT THERE THAT WE HAVE TO MANAGE AROUND, AND THE PORT NEEDS TO BE PREPARED, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST
IN THE FUNDING PLAN WE'VE DEVELOPED, WE'VE RETAINED FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY
AND AS WE'VE NOTED, THE RISK OF OVER OPTIMISM IS VIEWED TO BE A LITTLE GREATER THAN THE RISK OF PESSIMISM
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ONE MORE, PLEASE
SO I'LL GO THROUGH THESE TWO SLIDES PRETTY QUICK HERE
BORGAN ANDERSON AND KERRY STEVENS BRIEFED YOU ON THE AIRPORT CAPITAL PLAN AT YOUR LAST, SO I DON'T NEED TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME
BUT AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN AIRPORT CAPITAL PLAN TOTALING 4.6 BILLION
IT INCLUDES ABOUT 175 DIFFERENT CAPITAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING FIVE MEGA PROJECTS
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
THE FUNDING OF THIS CAPITAL PLAN WILL COME PRIMARILY FROM REVENUE BONDS THAT'S BOTH EXISTING REVENUE BONDS THAT WE'VE ISSUED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IN ADDITION TO SOME EXPECTED FUTURE REVENUE BONDS LIKELY TO BE NEEDED AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR OR 2024 AT THE LATEST
IT ALSO INCLUDES OPERATING CASH
AND THE AIRPORT DOES HAVE SOME UNIQUE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES THAT DO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR CAPITAL PLAN AND THAT'S GRANT FUNDING
THEY HAVE ALMOST 352,000,000 ASSUMED IN THE PLAN AND THEY ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN THE FORM OF PFCS AND CFCS
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO THIS CHART PROVIDES THE FORECAST OF THE PORT WIDE REVENUE BOND DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE AND THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT OUTCOME OF OUR PLAN
DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD MEASURE OF FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND IT'S A METRICTHAT RATING AGENCIES AND INVESTORS EMPHASIZE
PORT WIDE DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE, AS SHOWN HERE, REPRESENTS NET INCOME FROM BOTH AIRPORT AND NONAIRPORT BUSINESSES DIVIDED BY THE BY PORTWIDE REVENUE BOND DEBT SERVICE
THE PORT'S FORECASTED DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE LEVELS SHOWN IN THIS GRAPH ARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR STRONG HISTORICAL COVERAGE LEVELS, WHICH ARE A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER BEHIND THE PORT'S STRONG CREDIT RATINGS AND OUR SUCCESSFUL BOND ISSUANCES
I WILL NOTE THE DOWNWARD TREND THAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS REALLY BEING DRIVEN BY THE AIRPORT CAPITAL PLAN
SO IT'S TYPICAL THIS IS NOT UNEXPECTED WITH ISSUERS THAT HAVE LARGE CAPITAL PROGRAMS AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE OVERALL DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE LEVELS REMAIN VERY STRONG
I WILL NOTE THAT THESE LEVELS ARE ACTUALLY BETTER THAN WHAT WE PROVIDED A YEAR AGO
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO THE FINAL SLIDE HERE IS JUST OUTLINING SOME OF THE KEY FINANCE INITIATIVES THAT MAY BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO
AS WE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE AIRPORT DOES FUND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THEIR CAPITAL PROGRAM WITH REVENUE BONDS
AS WE GET THROUGH YEAR END, WE WILL ASSESS WHETHER ANY NEW BONDS WILL BE NEEDED IN 2023
THE PORT ALSO HAS CERTAIN OUTSTANDING REVENUE BONDS THAT ARE CALLABLE NEXT YEAR AND WE MAY BE ABLE TO REFUND FOR INTEREST SAVINGS DEPENDING ON MARKET CONDITION
WE CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN RECENT YEARS, SPECIFICALLY IN LOWERING OUR DEBT SERVICE COSTS
WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MANAGE AROUND OUR VARIABLE RATE CREDIT AGREEMENTS AND RENEWALS OVER THE NEXT YEAR
AND LASTLY, WE ARE EXPECTING TO SELECT A NEW POOL OF UNDERWRITER BANKS IN 2023
WE USE A POOL OF INVESTMENT BANKS TO PROVIDE BANKING AND UNDERWRITING SERVICES FOR OUR BOND ISSUANCES
A NEW POOL IS SELECTED EVERY FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS AND THE MOST RECENT WAS BACK IN 2016
OUR CURRENT POOL CONSISTS OF A MIX OF BIGGER WALL STREET BANKS AS WELL AS MID SIZE AND SMALL SIZE WMBE BANKS, AND WE EXPECT TO PROCEED WITH A SIMILAR APPROACH DURING THIS NEXT ELECTION
WE HAVE INCLUDED SOME REFERENCE MATERIALS AND THE APPENDICES
A LOT OF GOOD DETAIL BACK THERE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE
OTHERWISE, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, CAN YOU JUST REPEAT THE VERY LAST PART THAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE BANKS? ALL RIGHT
ABOUT THE UNDERWRITER POOL? YEAH
SO WE'VE GOT A POOL OF UNDERWRITING BANKS THAT ASSIST US WHEN WE ISSUE BONDS UNDERWRITE THE BONDS
SO THERE'S NINE OR TEN NOW
I THINK THERE WAS A MERGER OF TWO OF THEM
SO IT'S A POOL THAT WE HAVE THAT HELP US NAVIGATE THROUGH BOND ISSUANCES WITH INVESTORS
SO EVERY BOND ISSUE THAT WE HAVE, WE SELECT FROM OUR POOL, CERTAIN BANKS TO HELP
NOT ALL THE BANKS HELP ON EVERYONE
WE TYPICALLY ROTATE, AND WE RENEW THE POOL EVERY FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS
SO NEXT YEAR WE'RE GOING TO BE WILL BE IN YEAR SEVEN OF OUR EXISTING POOL, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE RENEWING THAT POOL AT THAT POINT
AND IT'S A MIX OF LARGER BANKS AND SMALLER, WMBE BANKS
WE HAVE GOALS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE THAT WE INCORPORATE
I THINK OUR POOL RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE FIVE SMALLER BANKS AND SIX BIGGER BANKS
SO IT'S CERTAINLY A GOAL OF OURS TO BE INCLUSIVE
IT'S A DIFFERENT QUESTION FOR A DIFFERENT FORUM, SO NO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT
EXCELLENT
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
NO QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
GREAT
I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS
OBVIOUSLY, I FEEL LIKE I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY TIME ELIZABETH AND YOUR TEAM PRESENTS
I'M CURIOUS, ON SLIDE 31, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT 1.6, THE COVERAGE BEING 1.6, THAT'S THE AGGREGATE, RIGHT? BOTH NON AIRPORT AND AIRPORT
CORRECT
OKAY
AND THEN DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA HOW THE DEBT COVERAGE WILL BE POST 2027, GIVEN THAT WE'RE DOING CONCOURSE S AND MANY OTHER PROJECTS? WILL WE HOVER AROUND THAT NUMBER GOING FORWARD? YES, WE DO LOOK FURTHER AHEAD, AND WE DO EXPECT THAT THE COVERAGE WILL BE AT A SIMILAR LEVEL
FLUCTUATING A LITTLE BIT STRONG
THE 1.4 TARGET, WHERE DOES THAT NUMBER COME FROM? IS THAT JUST YEAH, I CAN TAKE THAT ONE
THERE WAS AN AFFORDABILITY STUDY DONE AT THE PORT SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH A CONSULTANT WHO WAS LOOKING AT THE AIRPORT CAPITAL PROGRAM IN ADDITION TO THE PLAN OR THE POTENTIAL SAMP PROGRAM, AND TO IDENTIFY SORT OF PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF COVERAGE WOULD BE
AND I THINK THAT'S A BIG DRIVER OF WHERE THE ONE FOUR CAME FROM
SO BASICALLY, THEY KNOW THAT 4.6 BILLION CAPITAL PLAN THAT'S PRESENTED HERE HAS THESE LARGE PROJECTS, BUT THERE'S A WHOLE OTHER SET OF POTENTIAL SAMP PROJECTS IN THE HORIZON, TOO, THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE MINDFUL OF AS THEY PLAN AHEAD
AND SO ISSUING DEBT NOW, NOT OVER ISSUING WITH THAT ON THE HORIZON
YEAH
I GUESS THE REASON I ASK IS IF SAMP WAS FACTORED INTO OUR 1.4 DEBT COVERAGE AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED SAMP, AND WE'RE ALREADY AT ONE SIX
THAT DOESN'T GIVE US MUCH ROOM
AND SO I'M WONDERING IF WE'VE DONE ANY PROJECTIONS ON HOW THIS IS WHY I ASKED, WHAT DOES THE DEBT COVERAGE LOOK LIKE PAST 2027? BECAUSE SAMP WILL INEVITABLY BE PAST 2027
SO I'M WONDERING, ARE WE STACKING CAPITAL PROJECTS TOO MUCH ON THE AVIATION SIDE WHERE WE WILL BLOW PAST THAT ONE FOUR TARGET? IT'S SOMETHING OF AN ITERATIVE PROCESS
SO THE AIRPORT, THEY HAVE THE MINIMUM ONE TWO FIVE, WHICH IS TIED TO THE AIRLINE LEASE AGREEMENT, BUT THEN THEY TARGET THE ONE FOUR, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE'S MORE CASH AVAILABLE TO CASH FUND SOME OF THE PROJECTS AS WELL AS DEBT FUNDING
AND WE HAVE EXISTING BONDS THAT ROLL OFF AS THEY MATURE, WHICH FREES UP SOME CAPACITY
AND OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR DEBT STRUCTURE TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT FUTURE CAPACITY
SO WE'RE NOT ISSUING BONDS THAT ARE SO LONG THAT WE JUST HAVE THAT STACKING OF DEBT SERVICE ON DEBT SERVICE SO THAT WE'RE MANAGING THE DEBT SERVICE TO MEET OUR TARGETS AND FUND THE PROJECTS THAT NEED TO BE FUNDED
THE 1.25 NUMBER, I DIDN'T ACTUALLY KNOW THIS, BUT IS THAT PART OF OUR SLOAA? THE AIRLINES NEGOTIATE THAT WITH US AS FAR AS HOW MUCH WE CAN LEVERAGE THAT'S CORRECT
OKAY, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW
I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD FOR YOU, STEVE
DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT? NO
I APPRECIATE YOUR ENDURANCE, I GUESS, ON THIS, BUT I THINK AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT SHORT TERM, BUT THE TEAM IS REALLY LOOKING AT LONG TERM
I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTIONS ON THAT TO LOOK FORWARD AND GET BACK TO YOU WITH SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT, MAKING SURE WE KEEP THAT
LET ME JUST SAY FOR THE TEAM HERE TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT ANALYSIS THAT KEEPS US IT'S A RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT THAT GIVES US THE GOOD RATES ON OUR BONDING AND ALLOWS US TO MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS WHICH IN TURN PRODUCE THE REVENUES WHICH ALLOW US TO DO WELL SO WE COULD DO GOOD
YEAH, I THINK I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED GIVEN THE RATE OF INFLATION, THE INTEREST RATES GOING UP
RIGHT
I TRUST YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO FORECAST AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THE FURTHER WE GO OUT, THE LESS PREDICTABLE THINGS ARE
THAT'S WHY JUST LET ME JUST REFLECT BACK ON THAT GAP OF IF SOMETHING COMES UP
WE DO HAVE SOME RESERVE CAPACITY IN OUR TAX LEVY CAPACITY, IF THAT WAS NECESSARY TO DO THAT
BUT AS YOU NOTICE, WE'RE FAR BELOW THAT
2% IS FAR BELOW THE WHERE WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO END FOR INFLATION FOR THE YEAR, BUT WE THINK THAT'S A REASONABLE AMOUNT BASED ON ALL OF OUR ANALYSIS TO DO THAT AND BALANCING THE DIFFERENT EQUITIES THAT WE HAVE
EXCELLENT
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA FOR THE DAY
ARE THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OR MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONER
NO
ALL RIGHT
HEARING NONE
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE RACEBACK AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AGAIN FOR JOINING US TODAY AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR COMING TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR MEETING TODAY
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS THE PORT'S THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO THE MUSEUM OF FLIGHT FOR HOSTING US AT THEIR FACILITY TODAY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ANY CLOSING COMMENTS? AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENDURANCE
IT WAS A LOT OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT WE PASSED, INCLUDING TO SEE THE YOUNG STUDENTS
ABSOLUTELY
WELL, HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, WE ARE ADJOURNED TODAY AT 4:09 PM THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY
THANK YOU ALL
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