The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-01-24 at Sea-Tac Airport

Transcript

The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-01-24 at Sea-Tac Airport

THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 24, 2023
THE TIME IS 10:30 A.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CALKINS, FELLEMAN AND HASEGAWA, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM AWAITING FOR THE OPENING PUBLIC MEETING
I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED IS UP WITH US AS WELL, BUT SHE IS RECUSED FROM ATTENDANCE AT THE SESSION
WE'LL NOW RECESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ONE ITEM REGARDING LITIGATION AND A POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PER RCW 42
30
110
SUB ONE SUB I
FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND WE'LL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT NOON TODAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 24, 2023
THE TIME IS NOW 12:00 P.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONFERENCE CENTER AND VIRTUALLY VIA TEAMS OR MICROSOFT TEAMS CLERK HART, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE OF ALL COMMISSIONERs IN ATTENDANCE? I WAIT FOR CLERK HART TO GET HERE, BUT DEPUTY CLERK, THANK YOU
THIS IS DEPUTY CLERK PAYNE
FIRST, I HAVE COMMISSIONER CHO
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA? PRESENT
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
I THINK SHE'S ON HER WAY
THEN COMMISSIONER CALKINS
HERE
THANK YOU
YES, WE ARE EXPECTING COMMISSIONER MOHAMED TO JOIN US MOMENTARILY
SHE'S ON A CALL WITH THE CITY
DUE TO THE CONTINUED VIRTUAL COMPONENT OF PARTICIPATION FOR OUR MEETING, WE HAVE STAFF, EXTERNAL PRESENTERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO MAY BE PARTICIPATING ON THEIR PERSONAL DEVICES OR FROM THE TELEPHONES TODAY
WE'VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE THIS VIRTUAL FORMAT
LATER, WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING BY TEAMS, AS WELL AS THOSE IN PERSON WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING ON MICROSOFT TEAMS, PLEASE MUTE YOUR SPEAKERS WHEN NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING OR PRESENTING
PLEASE HAVE YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNLESS YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OR AN EXECUTIVE OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY OR ARE A MEMBER OF STAFF IN A PRESENTATION OR ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION MAY TURN ON THEIR CAMERAS WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED TO SPEAK
FOR ANYONE AT THE DIAS HERE TODAY, PLEASE TURN OFF THE SPEAKERS ON ANY COMPUTERS AND SILENCE YOUR DEVICES
WHEN YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK, YOU WILL PRESS THE BUTTON FOR YOUR MICROPHONE TO BE AUDIBLE AND WILL PRESS IT AGAIN TO SILENCE IT WHEN YOU'RE NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING
ALL THE ITEMS NOTED HERE WILL ENSURE A SMOOTHER MEETING, SO I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY ROLL CALL METHOD, SO IT IS CLEAR FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HOW VOTES ARE CAST
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
I ASK THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED BEFORE SPEAKING
WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS IN THE WATERS OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ALL RIGHT, FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY? I HEARD THAT COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN WOULD LIKE TO REORDER THE AGENDA TO TAKE ITEM FOUR A UP AS THE FIRST ITEM UNDER NEW BUSINESS
IS THAT CORRECT, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? FIRST ITEM UNDER NEW BUSINESS
YES
CORRECT
YES
OKAY
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
ARE THERE ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THIS TO THE AGENDA AT THE TIME? GREAT
COMMISSIONERS, THE QUESTION IS NOW ON APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? MOVED
SECONDED
GREAT
THE MOTION HAS MADE AND SECONDED
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? HEARING NONE THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AS AMENDED
COMMISSIONERS, WITH OUR SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY REORDERED
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
COMMISSIONERS
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN MY REMARKS BY WISHING EVERYONE WHO CELEBRATES A HAPPY, BELATED LUNAR NEW YEAR
I HOPE THIS YEAR OF THE RABBIT AND FOR THOSE IN VIETNAM, THE YEAR OF THE CAT WILL BE ONE OF RENEWED PASSION, STRENGTH, WISDOM AND COURAGE
I'M TOLD THAT THE YEAR OF RABBIT IS ONE OF PROSPERITY AND ABUNDANCE, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT
NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAYS ARE TYPICAL TIME FOR REFLECTION AND CELEBRATION
HERE AT THE PORT WE HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE AND A LOT TO BE PROUD OF
JUST LIKE LAST WEEK, WE WERE JOINED BY MANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS, STAKEHOLDERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ELECTED LEADERS TO REFLECT ON THE PAST YEAR AT OUR ANNUAL STATE OF THE PORT BREAKFAST
THIS WAS OUR FIRST IN PERSON STATE OF THE PORT BREAKFAST IN TWO YEARS AND IT WAS A MAJOR SUCCESS
THE EVENT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR INCREDIBLE STAFF
MARY JEAN STEVENS, KATHY REUTER, DEVLIN DONNELLY, DEREK ADAMURA, MARK LONGBRIDGE, AND THE ENTIRE EXTERNAL RELATIONS STAFF AND MANY OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE PORT
THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO TO HELP US TELL OUR STORY AND ABOUT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE WORK THAT WE HAVE AHEAD OF US
ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE HIGHLIGHTED DURING OUR STATE OF THE PORT PROGRAM WAS OUR EFFORTS ON TOURISM
ON THAT NOTE, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER FRED FELLEMAN FOR HIS PRESTIGIOUS APPOINTMENT TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD
TRAVEL AND TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS SPAN FROM CORPORATE CEOS, TO HOSPITALITY EXECUTIVES, TO NONPROFIT LEADERS
THEY SERVE AS ADVISORS TO THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE ON HOW GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AFFECT THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY, AND OFFER COUNSEL ON CURRENT AND EMERGING ISSUES TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY AS OUR NATION'S ECONOMIC AS PART OF OUR NATION'S ECONOMIC ENGINE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN IS A DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE LEADER ADVOCATE AND AN ADVOCATE FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE'S ROLE AS A REGIONAL AND NATIONAL TOURISM LEADER, PARTICULARLY AROUND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
I LOOK FORWARD TO HIS CONTRIBUTIONS IN THIS NEW ROLE
AGAIN
COMMISSIONER
CONGRATULATIONS
THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF EVERYONE THAT WORKS AT THE PORT OR USES OUR FACILITIES IS A TOP PRIORITY
SO I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS AND APPRECIATION TO THE ENTIRE STAFF FOR A JOB WELL DONE FOR IMPROVING OUR SAFETY NUMBERS OVER THE LAST YEAR
SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST YEAR INCLUDE A 25% REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF INJURIES, 100% OF SENIOR LEADERS COMPLETING THE SEA TWO OR THE C TO C SAFETY LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM AND OUR INAUGURAL INHOUSE AUDIOMETRIC TESTING THAT RESULTED IN 75% REDUCTION OF OSHA RECORDABLE HEARING LOSS REPORTING AS COMPARED TO 2021
THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SAFETY SECURITY IS PARAMOUNT IN ALL THAT WE DO, AND I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY DEEP APPRECIATION TO THE ENTIRE HEALTH AND SAFETY TEAM HEADED BY TERESA CUMMINS FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO MAKE THE PORT OF SEATTLE A SAFE PLACE TO WORK IN THE ENTIRE PORT WORKFORCE FOR MAKING SAFETY A PRIORITY IN ALL THAT WE DO
ANOTHER CROSS CUTTING PRIORITY IS OUR WORK ON EQUITY
LATER THIS YEAR, YOU WILL CONSIDER AN EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE THAT WILL CODIFY MUCH OF THE EQUITY WORK THE PORT HAS DONE TO STAND UP OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS
THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO FURTHER OUR CENTURY AGENDA GOAL OF BEING A MODEL FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND BRINGING THESE VALUES INTO EVERY ASPECT OF PORT OPERATIONS AND WORK
OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, ALONG WITH THE COMMISSION OFFICE, WILL BE HOSTING LISTENING SESSIONS FOR PORT STAFF AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO SHARE THE DRAFT EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
DATES FOR THE STAFF LISTENING SESSIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE COMPASS PAGE OR IN MY WEEKLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UPDATE
EXTERNAL LISTENING SESSIONS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR PORT WEBSITE
LASTLY, ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL FRONT, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A MILESTONE IN OUR MARITIME DIVISION
THIS WEEK, WE BEGAN PURCHASING RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS, OR RNG, FROM PUGET SOUND ENERGY FOR ALL OUR MARITIME PROPERTIES
THIS IS A NOTEWORTHY ADDITION TO OUR TENURE AGREEMENT IN AVIATION FOR RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS AS WELL
THIS RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS REPLACES THE CONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED FOR OUR FACILITIES
USING RNG WILL ENABLE US TO REDUCE PORT MARITIME FACILITY SCOPE ONE AND TWO IN EMISSIONS BY 46% IN 2023 AND UNDERSCORES OUR COMMITMENT TO BEING THE GREENEST PORT IN NORTH AMERICA
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MARITIME TEAM AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TEAM ON THIS MILESTONE
MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA
ITEM EIGHT J IS A REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF THE SECOND PHASE OF A PROJECT THAT YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
SPECIFICALLY, IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BASIC MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE EXISTING NORTH EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT
AS WE PURSUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AVIATION TO REDUCE EMPLOYEE VEHICLE TRAVEL, THIS FACILITY IS ESSENTIAL TO SUPPORTING THE CURRENT EMPLOYEE PARKING NEEDS FOR AIRLINE TENANT AND CONCESSIONAIRE WORKERS
TO BE CLEAR, THIS PROJECT IS A RENEWAL OF THE FACILITY AND NOT AN EXPANSION OF THAT FACILITY
PHASE TWO, WHICH YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER TODAY, FOCUSES ON THE REPLACEMENT OF FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING RETAINING WALLS, ELECTRICAL FEEDERS, AS WELL AS UPGRADING WAYFINDING SIGNAGE
THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE PAVEMENT REMEDIATION, REPLACEMENTS OF WATER LINES AND STORMWATER CHANNEL DRAINS, AND POTENTIALLY THE EXPANSION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING
ON OUR NEW BUSINESS AGENDA, YOU HAVE THE SECOND READING OF A REQUEST TO INCREASE THE DELEGATED AUTHORITY LEVELS FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION INPUT WE HAVE RECEIVED SINCE THE FIRST READING IN NOVEMBER, AND I WELCOME THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU PROPOSED TODAY
THIS WILL MAKE THE PROCESS EVEN MORE ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT
IF THE AUTHORIZATION MOVES FORWARD MY INTENTION IS TO HOLD ANY NEWLY DELEGATED LEVEL CLOSE, MEANING I DO NOT INTEND TO REDELEGATE FURTHER INTO THE ORGANIZATION, BUT KEEP IT AT MY LEVEL
ALL THE REQUESTS WILL COME DIRECTLY TO THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MYSELF FOR REVIEW
COMMISSIONERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS THIS AFTERNOON
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
WE ARE NOW ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS
ERICA CHUNG, COMMISSION STRATEGIC ADVISOR, WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT CHO AND COMMISSIONERS
WE HAD THREE COMMITTEES MEETING ON JANUARY 17
THE AVIATION COMMITTEE WAS CONVENED BY COMMISSIONERS MOHAMMED AND CALKINS AND REVIEWED THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE COMMITTEE AND DISCUSSED THE 2023 WORK PLAN, TOPICS RELATED TO GROUND TRANSPORTATION AND ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT NOISE, AVIATION AND THE LONG TERM NEEDS OF THE AIRPORT AND AIRPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL
THE SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE COMMITTEE CONVENED BY COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND FELLEMAN REVIEWED THE SCOPE OF THE WORK AND DISCUSSED THE 2023 WORK PLAN ITEMS COMMISSIONERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON TERMINAL 91, PHASE ONE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UNDER THE SUSTAINABLE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, WHICH INCLUDED THE PROJECT SCOPE, SUSTAINABILITY AND ALTERNATIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
DURING THE WATERFRONT AND INDUSTRIAL LANDS COMMITTEE MEETING, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AND CALKINS RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S INDUSTRIAL LANDS REZONING PROCESS AND DISCUSSED THE COMMITTEE'S 2023 WORK PLAN WITH STAFF
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WORK PLAN INCLUDE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL LANDS, ZONING CHANGES, AND THE COEXISTENCE OF BICYCLE WITH INDUSTRIAL LANDS
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
ERICA, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS REGARDING COOPER OR FOR STEVE? YES, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, I APPRECIATE ALL OF US TAKING OUR FIRST MEETING TO SORT OF SET THE AGENDAS FOR THE YEAR
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL COMMISSIONER KNOW EACH OTHER'S COMMITTEE'S WORK PLAN
AND SO WHETHER IT BE AARON OR STEVE TO DISTRIBUTE THAT, I THINK THAT WILL BE GREAT FOR OUR MUTUAL VISIBILITY
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, WE DO INTEND TO BRING THAT TO A PUBLIC SESSION IN FEBRUARY
I BELIEVE WE ARE SCHEDULED CURRENTLY FOR THE FIRST MEETING IN FEBRUARY
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
WE ARE NOW AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF OUR AGENDA
THE PORT COMMISSION WELCOMES PUBLIC COMMENT AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS
COMMENTS ARE RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION IN ITS DELIBERATIONS
BEFORE WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT OH, I HEAR AN ECHO
I WANT TO REVIEW OUR RULES FOR IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT
EACH COMMENTATOR WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK AND SHOULD STAY WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME
A TIMER WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN, AND A BUZZER WILL SOUND AT THE END OF THE TWO MINUTE PERIOD
FOR EACH SPEAKER, YOU MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT BUSINESS
THESE RULES APPLY TO INTRODUCTORY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS AS WELL
ALL REMARKS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSION AS A BODY, NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER
DISRUPTIONS OF COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE PROHIBITED
DISRUPTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE PORT BUSINESS
THREATS AND ABUSIVE OR HARASSING NAKED BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OBSCENE LANGUAGE AND GESTURES, A REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO COMPLY WITH THE ALLOTTED TIMES SET FOR THOSE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS
PUBLIC COMMENT, LEAVING THE PODIUM OR TESTIMONY TABLE TO PHYSICALLY APPROACH COMMISSIONERS OR STAFF DURING ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT, SPEAKERS MAY OFFER WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE COMMISSION CLERK AND ANY BEHAVIOR THAT DISRUPTS, DISTURBS, OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES THE MEETING
WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE CLERK WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE WHO ARE PREPARED TO SPEAK
WE ARE TAKING COMMENTS FROM ANYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK VIRTUALLY, AS WELL AS ANYONE WHO HAS JOINED US IN THE CHAMBERS
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME
IF YOU ARE JOINING VIRTUALLY, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF AND THEN PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
IF YOU ARE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND YOU ARE ALSO STREAMING THE MEETING ON THE WEBSITE, PLEASE MUTE THE WEBSITE STREAM TO AVOID FEEDBACK
IF YOU ARE SPEAKING FROM THE ROOM, PLEASE COME TO THE TESTIMONY TABLE, REPEAT YOUR NAME AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
AS A REMINDER, COMMENT TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER PERSON
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS IN PERSON, AND AYE
NAME IS RICHARD GREEN
EXCELLENT, RICHARD
WELCOME
PLEASE REMEMBER TO STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND THE TOPIC ON WHICH YOU ARE SPEAKING
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS RICHARD GREEN
I'M THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR AT THE HOLOCAUST CENTER FOR HUMANITY IN SEATTLE, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ORDER 223 TWO REGARDING THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM
THE HOLOCAUST CENTER FOR HUMANITY, WHERE I WORK, LOCATED IN BELTOWN, WAS FOUNDED 35 YEARS AGO BY HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS WHO FOUND REFUGE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AFTER THE WAR
THROUGH THEIR STORIES, WE INSPIRE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES TO CONFRONT BIGOTRY AND INDIFFERENCE, PROMOTE HUMAN DIGNITY, AND TAKE ACTION
TODAY, OUR PROGRAMS REACH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE HAVING A MEASURABLE IMPACT IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST INTOLERANCE AND HATRED
THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT ACTS OF ANTISEMITISM ARE ON THE RISE IN OUR COMMUNITY
WE RECEIVE REPORTS FROM SCHOOLS AND REQUESTS FOR TEACHING MATERIALS TO CONFRONT ANTISEMITISM ON A REGULAR BASIS
STATISTICS FROM LOCAL AND NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BEAR OUT THIS DRAMATIC INCREASE IN BIAS INCIDENTS
OUR OWN CENTER WAS EVEN VANDALIZED WITH NEO NAZI WHITE SUPREMACIST SYMBOLS
HAVING CLEAR, CONCISE AND VALID DEFINITIONS OF TERMS SUCH AS GENOCIDE, RACISM, AND ANTISEMITISM IS VITAL IN OUR EDUCATIONAL WORK
THEY PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND CONTEXT WHICH HELP IDENTIFY OFFENSIVE, INTOLERANT AND HARMFUL LANGUAGE
IN PARTICULAR, THE IRA DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM IS ONE WHICH THE HOLOCAUST CENTER FOR HUMANITY ENDORSES AND UTILIZES IN OUR REGULAR ACTIVITIES
THE CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF ANTISEMITISM WHICH ACCOMPANY THE DEFINITION ARE EXTREMELY HELPFUL IN DETERMINING WHEN EVERYDAY SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DISCOURSE CROSSES THE LINE INTO ANTISEMITIC EXPRESSION
AS WE APPROACH INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY ON FRIDAY, WE ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT ORDER 2023 TWO AND HONOR THE LEGACIES OF THE LOCAL HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS WHO FOUNDED OUR CENTER AND LED OUR FIGHT AGAINST ANTISEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF INTOLERANCE AND HATRED
THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH
ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER WE'RE GOING TO ALTERNATE FROM IN PERSON TO REMOTE IS LINDA CLIFTON
LINDA, CAN YOU HEAR ME? AYES
EXCELLENT
LINDA, CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND THE TOPIC FOR THE RECORD? MY NAME IS LINDA CLIFTON
MY TOPIC IS TO SUPPORT ORDER NUMBER 2321 TO ADOPT THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE WORKING DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM
EXCELLENT
AYES
THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME TODAY
GO AHEAD
I HAVE FELT PERSONALLY THE STING OF ANTISEMITISM, MOST ACUTELY IN THE SHOOTING AT THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE, WHERE FRIENDS WERE GRAVELY HURT, ONE WAS TRAGICALLY MURDERED, AND WHERE I HAD BEEN MORE THAN ONCE EARLIER THAT VERY WEEK
MORE RECENTLY, I FELT IT AGAIN WHEN I WAS SINGLED OUT AND SILENCED, WHERE I ASSUMED SUPPORT OF ISRAEL
MY SUPPORT OF ISRAEL IS IRRELEVANT
THE ATTACK WAS TO MARGINALIZE ME, AND IT'S THE JEW
THEREFORE, I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PROPOSED ACTION TODAY
YOU ARE DETERMINED TO CONDEMN AND COMBAT ANTISEMITISM
IT'S A MATTER OF UTMOST CONCERN TO MY JEWISH COMMUNITY HEARING JUDITH SOUND AND AS THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY IS GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DISTURBING INCREASE IN ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS AND RHETORIC LOCALLY AND NATIONWIDE
MR GREEN HAS SPOKEN TO WHY THIS DEFINITION, AND I AGREE
YOU MAY KNOW THAT THIS MONTH THE ANTIDEFAMATION LEAGUE PUBLISHED A DEEPLY WORRISOME REPORT SHOWING THAT BELIEF IN ANTISEMITIC TROPES AMONG AMERICANS HAS DOUBLED SINCE 2019
THIS IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION
PLEASE SPEAK OUT FORCEFULLY AGAINST ANTISEMITISM AND TAKE ACTION TO COMBAT THIS THREAT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR BROADER SOCIETY
YOUR ACTION TODAY WILL BE A TANGIBLE WELCOME STEP FORWARD AS PART OF YOUR EQUITY WORK AND BEYOND
THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LINDA
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ANOTHER IN PERSON SPEAKER, BILL MOAT
HI, BILL
PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME FOR THE RECORD AND THE TOPIC OF YOUR COMMENT
HI
MY NAME IS BILL MAWETT
I AM HERE TO COMMENT IN FAVOR OF THE SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY 2023 TWO, THE SAME TOPIC THAT THE OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
SO I'LL BEGIN NOW
PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS BILL MAUI AND I SERVE AS AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER FOR THE ANTIDEFAMATION LEAGUE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION AND THE BOARD CHAIR OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF GREATER SEATTLE
AS YOU MAY KNOW, ADL IS THE NATION'S LEADING ANTI HATE AND HUMAN RELATIONS ORGANIZATION, COMBATING ANTISEMITISM AND BIGOTRY OF ALL KINDS
I AM SPEAKING TO YOU TODAY TO THANK YOU FOR ADOPTING A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PORT OF SEATTLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO UTILIZE THE IRA WORKING DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM AS A NON LEGALLY BINDING REFERENCE POINT OR TOOL THAT CAN PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS CONTEMPORARY MANIFESTATIONS OF ANTISEMITISM
THIS FRIDAY, AS WE COMMEMORATE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, WE CONTINUE TO SEE A RISE IN ANTISEMITISM IN WASHINGTON STATE AND NATIONWIDE
GOVERNMENTS, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS, LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES, AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD ALL USE THIS DEFINITION TO EDUCATE ON ANTI JEWISH BIAS AND ASSESS HATE INCIDENTS AND CRIMES
SINCE 2021, ADL HAS TRACKED AND RESPONDED TO 31 ANTI SEMITIC INCIDENTS AND CRIMES IN SEATTLE WHICH HAVE INCLUDED INCIDENTS OF ANTI SEMITIC SLURS, VANDALISM, VIOLENT THREATS TARGETING JEWISH SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANTISEMITIC PROPAGANDA BY HATE GROUPS
ANTISEMITISM IS OFTEN THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE, UNDERSCORING THE TREATMENT OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN SOCIETY AND INDICATING WHEN LEVELS OF BIGOTRY AND INTOLERANCE ARE RISING
WE THANK COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR INTRODUCING TODAY'S PROCLAMATION AND THANK YOU FOR ADOPTING THIS IMPORTANT LANGUAGE, WHICH IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR NEW LAWS, BUT CRITICAL GUIDANCE ON HOW TO ASSESS AND EDUCATE ON ANTISEMITISM IN TODAY'S CLIMATE
THIS RESOLUTION IS SUPPORTED BY THE ADL, IN ADDITION TO THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE, JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SEATTLE, THE HOLOCAUST CENTER FOR HUMANITY AND AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE IN SEATTLE
AS A MEMBER OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, I HOPE THIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED ACTION TO UNDERSTAND ANTISEMITISM TODAY AND WORK TOWARD GREATER INCLUSION, BELONGING AND RESPECT FOR ALL COMMUNITIES
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
THANK YOU, BILL
ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VIRTUAL IRIS ANTMAN
IRIS, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES
EXCELLENT
DO YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES? PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND THE TOPIC OF YOUR COMMENTS
AYES, MY NAME IS IRISH ANTMAN AND MY TOPIC IS THE HARMS OF CRUISING
GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS IRISH ANTMAN AND I'M WITH SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL HERE TO REMIND US OF THE HARMS OF CRUISE, I SEE ON TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE MEMO SECTION TWO THAT RELATES TO DECARBONIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY
LETTERS A, B, AND C RELATE TO PURSUING GRANTS AND INVESTMENTS TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
THIS IS IMPORTANT, BUT THESE FUELS ARE DECADES AWAY FROM EXISTING AND WON'T ADDRESS THE LOOMING CRISIS
LETTER D PROMOTES HYDROGEN AND CLEAN MARINE FUEL
ONLY GREEN HYDROGEN IS PRODUCED WITHOUT USING FOSSIL FUELS
SUGGESTING HYDROGEN OR CLEAN HYDROGEN IS VAGUE AND POTENTIALLY MISLEADING
TO SUGGEST THAT THESE PRELIMINARY EFFORTS ARE SUBSTANTIVELY
ADDRESSING THE THREATS FROM GLOBAL HEATING IS UNREALISTIC
SCIENTISTS ARE TELLING US WE HAVE UNTIL 2030 TO MAKE SUBSTANTIVE REDUCTIONS IN OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND THE MEASURES YOU'RE SUGGESTING THE PORT IS SUGGESTING, AND THE FUNDING WON'T ACHIEVE THIS
I SEE THAT LETTER F ON THE AGENDA HAS BEEN CROSSED OUT
THIS WAS AN IDEA TO DEVELOP OFFSHORE WIND TECHNOLOGY, A CLEAN ENERGY ALTERNATIVE
WHY WAS THIS CROSSED OFF AND IS NOT BEING PURSUED
CONTINUING TO PRETEND THAT EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT, THAT WE CAN CONTINUE BUSINESS AS USUAL, IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND REMINDS ME OF HOW WE STAND BY AND WATCH MASS SHOOTING AFTER MASS SHOOTING IN THIS COUNTRY AND DO LITTLE TO NOTHING TO GET GUNS OFF THE STREETS
PEOPLE THINK THAT THEIR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS USURP THE COMMON GOOD, CORPORATE PROFIT FROM THE CRUISE BUSINESS, USURPS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR WATERS, OUR ECOSYSTEMS, AND OUR SPECIES VIABILITY
YOUR CHILDREN MAY ASK YOU ONE DAY, WHY DIDN'T YOU MAKE DIFFERENT DECISIONS WHEN YOU WERE ABLE TO? WHAT WILL YOU TELL THEM? THANK YOU
THANK YOU, IRIS
AND OUR LAST SPEAKER FOR TODAY IS CHARLIE SYKES, ALSO VIRTUAL
CHARLIE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN? EXCELLENT
CHARLIE, GO AHEAD AND PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SAY YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR TOPIC
HELLO, MY NAME IS CHARLIE SYKES, AND I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE PROTECTION OF TUB LAKE ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDERS OF NORTH SEA TECH PARK
I AM CURRENTLY A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND WORKING AS AN SORRY
OKAY
I'M CURRENTLY A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WORKING AS AN INTERN FOR SOUTH SEATTLE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK
IN OCTOBER 2021, THE PORT UPDATED ITS GREENHOUSE GAS TARGETS TO BECOME A CARBON NEUTRAL TO BECOME CARBON NEUTRAL OR BETTER BY 2051
THING THAT CAN HELP THE PORT REACH THIS GOAL IS BY PROTECTING TUB LAKE, WHICH IS A RARE SPHAGNUM PEAT BOSS BOG LOCATED INSIDE NORTH DETECT PARK
WHAT MAKES THIS BOG SO AFFECTED IN CARBON SEQUESTRATION IS THAT IT WAS FOUND THAT SEGNA PEAT BUS MUGS HOLD MORE THAN ONE QUARTER OF ALL SOIL CARBON, EVEN THOUGH THEY ACCOUNT FOR ONLY 3% OF EARTH'S LAND AREA
BY PROTECTING PUBLIC, YOU CAN ESSENTIALLY HAVE A MASSIVE CARBON NATURAL SINK, WHICH COULD PUSH THE PORT CLOSER TO ITS GOAL OF BECOMING CARBON NEUTRAL
INSTEAD OF PROTECTING THIS BOG, THE PORT HAS RECOMMENDED BUILDING 340,000 AVIATION SUPPORTIVE USES RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF IT
DEVELOPING NEAR THE BOG'S EDGE ENDANGERS ITS LONG TERM HEALTH BY REMOVING TREES AND PERMEABLE FOREST FLOORS THAT SERVE AS A NATURAL BUFFER THESE DEVELOPMENTS BRING MORE PEOPLE AND VEHICLES INTO THE AREA AND CAN INCREASE POLLUTED RUNOFF FROM THE PAVED AREAS BY DAMAGING TUB LAKE
THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PLANS IN THE PAST THAT RECOGNIZE TUB LAKE AS A SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA THAT SHOULD NOT BE DEVELOPED
WHEN THESE BOGS GET DAMAGED, THEY CAN RELEASE YEARS OF STORED CARBON AND CAN ACCELERATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
THIS BOG HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A NATURAL CARBON OFFSET WHICH CAN HELP THE PORT TO MEET ITS GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGETS
AMONG THE MANY OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH BOGS, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU GUYS PLEASE WITHDRAW THESE RECOMMENDATIONS INSTEAD AND WORK WITH THE CITY OF SEATAC TO PROTECT THIS RARE BOG INSTEAD OF TURNING A FREE AND NATURAL CARBON SINK INTO A MASSIVE CARBON PRODUCER
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR SIGNUPS TODAY
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE PRESENT ON THE TEAM'S CALL OR PRESENT IN THE ROOM TODAY WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP? WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? IF SO, PLEASE STATE AND SPELL YOUR NAME AND STATE A TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OR THE PORT YOU WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT FOR THE RECORD
OKAY, SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE GIVE US A SYNOPSIS OF ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED
THANK YOU
MR COMMISSION, PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED TODAY
OKAY, GREAT
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED IN ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS COVERING ITEMS EIGHT A TO J
CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED
SECOND
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FOUR AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA
THANK YOU
SORRY
WE HAVE THE THREE NEW BUSINESS ITEMS TODAY
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM FOUR A, ORDER NUMBER 2023 DASH ZERO TWO, AN ORDER DIRECTING THE PORT OF SEATTLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE TO UTILIZE THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE WORKING DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM WHEN DEVELOPING POLICIES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS TO HELP IDENTIFY AND COMBAT ANTISEMITISM
COMMISSIONER, TODAY YOU WILL CONSIDER AN ORDER DIRECTING THE USE OF A SPECIFIC DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM TO GUIDE FUTURE PORT POLICIES RELATED TO COMBATING ANTI JEWISH HATE
THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS COMMITTED TO COMBATING RACISM AND PREJUDICE IN ALL ITS FORMS AND WILL CONTINUE TO LEAN INTO OPPORTUNITIES TO BE A LEADER ON EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
THIS ORDER IS TIME TO COINCIDE WITH THE ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF YAM HASHOAH HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY AND REMINDS US THAT WE MUST NEVER FORGET NOR SIT BY IN FACE OF FUTURE ATTEMPTS AT GENOCIDE
AT THIS TIME, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSION'S STRATEGIC ADVISOR DAVID YAYWORTH TO PRESENT
COMMISSIONERS, I WILL REVIEW THE INTRODUCTION IN THE TEXT OF THE ORDER OR THE ORDER
ON MAY 26, 2016, THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE MEMBERS, WHICH AT THE TIME COMPRISED OF 31 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, ADOPTED THE WORKING DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM AS FOLLOWS: ANTISEMITISM IS A CERTAIN PERCEPTION OF JEWS WHICH MAY BE EXPRESSED AS HATRED TOWARD JEWS
RHETORICAL, OR AND PHYSICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF ANTISEMITISM ARE DIRECTED TOWARD JEWISH OR NON JEWISH INDIVIDUALS AND OR THEIR PROPERTY TOWARD JEWISH COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS AND RELIGIOUS FACILITIES
END OF DEFINITION
ON APRIL 26, 2022, THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONER PASSED A PROCLAMATION COMMITTEE TO ANNUALLY COMMEMORATE THE TRAGIC HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST AND CURRENT RISE IN ANTISEMITISM, AS WELL AS TO REFLECT THE LESSONS THEY HOLD ON OUR LIVES TODAY
THE COMMISSION, THROUGH ADOPTION OF THIS ORDER, RECOGNIZES THE ANNUAL COMMEMORATION AND FURTHER COMMITS TO IDENTIFYING AND COMBATING ANTISEMITISM IN THE PORT'S OWN POLICIES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AND THE TEXT OF THE ORDER
THE PORT COMMISSION HEREBY DIRECTS THE PORT OF SEATTLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE TO UTILIZE THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE WORKING DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM WHEN DEVELOPING POLICIES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS TO HELP IDENTIFY AND COMBAT ANTISEMITISM
THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS, AND COMMISSIONER CHO, I PASS IT BACK TO YOU
THANK YOU, DAVID
I'D LIKE TO NOW TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN AT THIS TIME AS THE SPONSOR OF THE ORDER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I APPRECIATE THE SPEAKERS WHO CAME HERE TODAY, RICHARD GREEN, LINDA CLIFTON, AND BILL MOAT FOR PROVIDING THE CONTEXT FOR THIS DISCUSSION TODAY
AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST DAY IS ON THE 27TH, AND IT'S COMMEMORATING THE LIBERATION OF THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION CAMP IN AUSCHWITZ, WHERE IT'S PART OF THE 6 MILLION PEOPLE BEING EXTERMINATED, ALONG WITH ROMA AND MANY OTHERS
IN THAT PART, I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT THIS DOES NOT SEEK THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL'S GOVERNMENTS OR POLICIES
NOR WAS I ASKED TO BRING THIS FORWARD
IN FACT
RATHER, I WAS INSPIRED BY MY COLLEAGUES HERE AND ON THE COMMISSION WHO HAVE DONE THESE SIGNIFICANT WORK TO CELEBRATE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUR NATION GREAT, INCLUDING RECOGNITION OF KOREAN AMERICAN DAY, LATINO HERITAGE MONTH, ASIAN PACIFIC AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH BUT ALSO THE RECOGNITION THAT CRIMES HAVE BEEN COMMITTED AGAINST ETHNIC MINORITIES
FOR EXAMPLE, IN FEBRUARY 22, AS PART OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, IT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THE EXISTENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY, AND AFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY
IN MAY 2020, THE COMMISSION PROCLAIMED THAT RACISM AGAINST ASIANS AND ASIAN AMERICANS SHALL NOT BE TOLERATED IN ANY FORM
AND WE STAND IN SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TARGETED BY ASSOCIATION WITH COVID-19
AND WE URGE EVERYONE TO INTERRUPT INSTANCES OF RACISM AND INTOLERANCE BY SPEAKING UP IN SUPPORT OF EQUITY, JUSTICE, AND INCLUSION
AND AS YOU HEARD, OF COURSE, WE HAVE COMMITTED OURSELVES BACK IN APRIL TO PASS THAT PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNIFICANT RISE OF BLATANT ANTISEMITISM IN OUR COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD
AS A QUICK ASIDE, I'M LISTENING TO THE RACHEL MADDOW ULTRA PODCAST, AND IT'S TRYING THIS ANALOGY TO THE UPRISING, THE INSURRECTION THAT WE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED
AND BACK IN THE EARLY 40S, THIS HAPPENED IN OUR COUNTRY, BUT IT WAS TARGETED TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND KEEPING US FROM GOING INTO THE WAR TO DEFEND OR TO OVERTHROW THE NAZIS
IT IS EXTRAORDINARY, THE COMPLICITNESS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IN THIS
AND SO I THINK REALLY CALLING ANTISEMITISM OUT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US
SO I INTRODUCED TODAY'S ORDER TO CARRY OUT OUR COMMITMENTS IN THE SPIRIT OF OTHER ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION
IT DOES SADDEN ME THAT THIS EFFORT PROVIDED SOME CONTROVERSY WHO COMPLETE THE RECOGNITION OF THE RISE IN ANTISEMITISM WITH THAT OF THE SUPPORT OF THE ISRAELIS GOVERNMENT AND POLICIES, OR AN EFFORT TO LIMIT FREE SPEECH WHICH IS NOT BLATANTLY RACIST OR INVOKING VIOLENCE
THAT'S NOT MY INTENT, NOR DOES THE DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM BEFORE US EVEN MENTION THE WORD ISRAEL
SO I URGE THE COMMISSION TO JOIN SEVERAL HUNDRED MUNICIPALITIES OVER THE 30 STATES IN ADOPTING THIS ORDER BY DEFINING ANTISEMITISM
AND SUPPORT OF THIS ORDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANTISEMITISM, LIKE ALL RACIALLY MOTIVATED HATE, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED BY THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONER CALKINS? I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND EXPRESS WHY I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT, AND ALSO TO ADDRESS, I THINK, SOME OF THE CRITIQUES
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE REASON I'M SUPPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE EXPERIENCING A RISE IN THE ANTI SEMITIC SPEECH AND ACTION, INCLUDING VIOLENCE, IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY, NOT IN SOME FAR DISTANT PLACE, BUT RIGHT HERE IN KING COUNTY
AND IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO SPEAK OUT AND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR INSTITUTION HAS A CLEAR LINE ON WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY THAT SOMETHING IS ANTISEMITIC
IT GIVES OUR STAFF THE ABILITY
IT'S A TOOL, AS MR MOTT SAID EARLIER, THAT PROVIDES A CLEAR DEFINITION FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE SPACE TO KNOW WHAT CROSSES THE LINE
AND THIS ISN'T JUST ACADEMIC BOARD
IT HAPPENS REGULARLY AT OUR OWN MEETINGS WHERE WE EXPERIENCE THAT KIND OF ANTISEMITIC SPEECH IN PARTICULAR
FURTHERMORE, TO THE CRITIQUE, I WOULD SAY WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE A TOOL THAT COULD CERTAINLY BE MISUSED, AS ANY TOOL COULD BE
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT TOOL AT OUR DISPOSAL JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE, MAY MISUSE THIS TOOL DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT TOOL AT OUR DISPOSAL
AND SO, SURE, IT MAY BE A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD, BUT WE IN THIS INSTITUTION INTEND TO USE IT FOR GOOD, AND THAT'S WHY I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS MOVEMENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
I'LL ALSO BE VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN PUTTING THIS FORWARD
AND JUST, SIMPLY PUT, YOU CAN'T BEGIN TO ADDRESS HATE IF YOU CAN'T NAME IT OUTRIGHT
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS MOTION
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
BEFORE I TAKE FURTHER ACTION, I ALSO WANT TO JUST QUICKLY SAY, I'VE ALWAYS SAID AND I'VE ALWAYS STOOD BY THE DIVERSITY OF THIS COMMISSION IN THIS BODY AND AS BEING ONE OF OUR GREATEST STRENGTHS
AND SO I WELCOME THIS MOTION
I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT AS A PORT, AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE DO NOT TOLERATE ANY FORMS OF HATE
AND I AM IN TOTAL AGREEMENT IN SUPPORT OF WHAT THIS ORDER DOES
AS COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA SAYS, IT CALLS IT FOR WHAT IT IS, AND AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE SHOULDN'T BE TOLERANT OF ANY FORM OF HATE
BUT AS IT IS OFTEN SAID, WE SHOULD LEARN FROM HISTORY AND REMIND OURSELVES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THAT HISTORY, SO THAT WE DON'T REPEAT IT
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS SO HEARING
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO MOVED
SECONDED
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY I OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER COCHRANE
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FOUR AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON IN OUR AGENDA, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO INTRUDUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN A ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3810, A RESOLUTION REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBERS 36053-628-3704, AND ALL PRECEDING RESOLUTIONS PERTAINING TO THE COMMISSION'S DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POLICY DIRECTIVE AND ADOPTING A NEW POLICY DIRECTIVE IS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT A OF THE RESOLUTION
COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF A REQUEST TO INCREASE THE DELEGATED AUTHORITY LEVELS FROM THE COMMISSIONER CHO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I'LL NOW TURN THINGS OVER TO THE STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD ON THIS ISSUE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND TO WALK YOU THROUGH A SHORT PRESENTATION TO RECAP THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO AARON PRITCHARD, CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE COMMISSION OFFICE, AND DAVE SOIKI, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AND ALSO MICHELLE HART AND RYAN STAMPER ARE HERE AS WELL
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
I'LL KICK THIS OFF
ALL AUTHORITY OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE IS VESTED WITH THE COMMISSION IN ITS ACTIONS AS A PUBLIC BODY UNDER RCW 53
FIVE COMMISSIONERS ELECTED AT LARGE BY THE VOTERS OF KING COUNTY SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS TO GOVERN THE PORT, AND THEY LEAD ALL INTERGOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND OVERSEE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE COMMISSION VESTS AUTHORITY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DELINEATES COMMISSIONER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES THROUGH THE DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY
THE VOTE TODAY ON THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY IS ON THE BASIC GOVERNING DOCUMENT FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
COMMISSION GRANTS THIS AUTHORITY WITH EXPECTATION THAT THE PORT'S DAY TO DAY FUNCTIONS WILL FUNCTION EFFICIENTLY, MEET EXPECTATIONS ON BUDGET FOR ON BUDGET AND ON TIME FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR EQUITY, AND ALL THE AREAS WHERE COMMISSIONER HAVE SPOKEN THROUGH THEIR ORDERS AND POLICIES
FROM THE START OF THIS PROJECT, THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PUBLIC AND COMMISSION, INCREASING THE ABILITY OF THE COMMISSION TO DO PROPER OVERSIGHT, AND ACHIEVING PORTWIDE EFFICIENCIES
MICHELLE HART, OUR TIRELESS CLERK, HELPED FACET THESE PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPARENCY OF OVERSIGHT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR 30 PLUS YEAR UBER PROFESSIONAL COO, DAVID SOIKI
UNDER THEIR CLOSE SUPERVISION, I BELIEVE THE PROPOSAL TODAY ACHIEVES THE GOAL OF INCREASING OVERSIGHT, TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY
THE PROJECT TO REVIEW THE DELEGATION IS A RESULT OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT'S 2020 AUDIT OF THE DELEGATION
THE AUDIT ITSELF WAS AN EXHAUSTIVE PROCESS WITH SIGNIFICANT ENGAGEMENT ACROSS PORT FUNCTIONS
FINDINGS OF THAT 2020 AUDIT CONCLUDED THAT EXECUTIVE CONTROLS ON THE DELEGATION WAS OPERATING PROPERLY AND AN EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITY WAS IDENTIFIED WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIALLY INCREASING THE DELEGATION LEVEL
AFTER ALMOST THREE YEARS OF WORK, ON NOVEMBER 29, 2022, THE COMMISSION VOTED TO UNANIMOUSLY INTRODUCE RESOLUTION 3810
TODAY IS THE SECOND READING OF THE RESOLUTION AND COMMISSION'S CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION
THE DELEGATION POLICY HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED OR UPDATED FOR OVER A DECADE
DURING THE REVIEW, AREAS IN THE POLICY WERE IDENTIFIED NEEDING UPDATED, CLARITY AND REORGANIZATION
THREE YEARS OF COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS WERE REVIEWED TO IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL FOR THE NEW DELEGATION LEVEL
INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSED LEVEL ARE CONSIDERATIONS FOR INFLATION EROSION OVER THE LAST DECADE, GROWTH AND DEMAND OF PORT OPERATIONS IN OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM TIME IN DEVELOPING, REVIEWING AND PROCESSING COMMISSIONER MEMOS AND ASSOCIATED MEETING MATERIAL AND COMMISSION TIME SPENT IN MEETINGS, AND SEVERAL OTHER FACTORS
THE COMMISSION OFFICE HAS LED THIS PROCESS ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE, AND WAS JOINED BY LEGAL, CPO AND MANY OTHERS TO BRING THIS WORK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY
THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO WORKED HARD ON THIS PROJECT AND SUPPORTING THE PROCESS
THE PACKAGE BEFORE YOU ALSO PROVIDES ADDITIONAL DATA FOR QUESTIONS THAT COMMISSIONERS RAISED AT INTRODUCTION
IN ADDITION A PACKAGE OF FOUR, MAYBE FIVE AMENDMENTS IS BEING PROPOSED IN RESPONSE TO COMMISSIONER INPUT THAT WAS RECEIVED
THE PROPOSAL NOW IS TO TAKE THESE AMENDMENTS AS ONE PACKAGE, BUT THESE CAN BE MOVED INDIVIDUALLY IF COMMISSION PREFERS
AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DAVE SOIKI, COO, TO TAKE US THROUGH A SHORT PRESENTATION
THE COMMISSION WILL THEN CONSIDER ITS DISCUSSION ON THE POLICY AMENDMENT
DAVE, ARE YOU JOINING US? VIRTUALLY
OKAY, WELL, NOW IS A GOOD TIME JUST FOR ME TO PASS OUT AN ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT, SO I'LL DO THAT
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
PRESIDENT CHO AND COMMISSIONERS
WE ARE BEFORE YOU HERE TODAY SEEKING TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THIS CHANGE WILL ALLOW EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE TRANSACTIONAL OPERATIONAL AND OTHER DAY TO DAY NEEDS THAT OCCUR
THERE'S A COUPLE OF REASONS I'D LIKE TO NOTE AS WE BEGIN HERE
FIRST, THIS EFFORT WILL SAVE THE COMMISSIONER'S TIME FOR HIGHER PRIORITY WORK SUCH AS POLICY STRATEGY, OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR ENVIRONMENT, EQUITY OPPORTUNITY, JOB CREATION, SMALL AND WMBE BUSINESSES, LONG RANGE PLANNING
SECOND, IT'LL BRING THE CURRENT DELEGATIONS UP TO PAR FROM DECADES OF INFLATIONARY EFFECTS WHILE THE PORT HAS GROWN DRAMATICALLY
AN IMPORTANT NOTE I WANT TO MAKE FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION TODAY, FOR THOSE THAT WE SERVE, IS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN AUDIT STRENGTH STAFF, DEEP WORK, AND TEAMWORK
OUR INTELLIGENCE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE GREAT SURVEY WORK
WE KNOW THAT THIS DELEGATION WILL LEAD TO TRANSPARENCY AND WILL PROVIDE GREAT WORK FOR YOU
BEFORE WE SHARE THE POWERPOINT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE ONE MORE NOTE
TODAY'S PACKET ACTUALLY HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION IN IT, AND THAT IS UNUSUAL
IT SHOWS THE DEPTH OF ALL THE WORK THAT STAFF HAS DONE TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO YOU TODAY
AUBREE LET'S GO TO SLIDE TWO
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT SLIDE FROM AN EARLIER AUDIT THAT IDENTIFIED THAT THE DELEGATIONS LEVEL FOR THE PORT IS NOT AT PAR WITH LOCAL REGIONAL AGENCIES
THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THERE IS AN EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE FOR THE PORT IN LOOKING AT ITS DELEGATION LEVEL
THAT IS WHY YOUR PORT STAFF HAS SPENT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TAKING A LOOK AT THIS ISSUE, AND WE HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY
NEXT SLIDE
I'LL DESCRIBE THIS SLIDE
THIS IS A THREE YEAR SCAN DONE BY YOUR PORT STAFF
THE GREEN AREA THAT STANDS OUT IS THE EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITY AREA THAT WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE AUDIT TEAM
WE WERE ABLE TO QUANTIFY THAT OPPORTUNITY
ON THE LEFT VERTICAL AXIS IS DOLLARS, AND IT SHOWS THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT THE PORT SPENDS AND COMES TO YOU FOR AUTHORIZATIONS OVER THOSE THREE YEARS
FOR EXAMPLE, THE LARGE BLUE BAR AT THE RIGHT INDICATES A VERY SIGNIFICANT REQUEST OF DOLLARS THAT COME TO YOU OVER $10 MILLION, AND THAT IS IN THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
HOWEVER, TO THE LEFT OF THE GREEN SLIDE IN THE GREEN AREA ARE TRANSACTIONAL ITEMS THOSE ARE OFTEN DAY TO DAY OPERATIONAL AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT DO NOT INCLUDE STRATEGY WORK, POLICY WORK, LONG RANGE EFFORTS THAT THE COMMISSIONER SPENDS MOST OF ITS TIME ON
BUT I ALSO WANT TO NOTE FOR YOU THAT THE RED LINE INDICATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT SLIDE IS THAT EVEN IN SMALL DOLLAR VALUES, SOME POLICY AND STRATEGY ITEMS COME BEFORE YOU
SO WHAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED ABOVE THOSE IS THE EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITY
LET ME GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
THIS SLIDE IS THE SAME DATA THAT WAS CREATED FROM THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
HOWEVER, IT'S GOT LESS INFORMATION ON IT
IT REALLY IDENTIFIES THAT WE RECOMMENDED EARLIER TO THE COMMISSIONER THREE DOLLAR VOLUME, POTENTIAL CHANGES
WE THOUGHT THAT THE DELEGATION LEVEL COULD BE LIFTED TO TEN, SEVEN AND A HALF, OR $5 MILLION
AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMMISSIONER HAD RECENTLY, AT THE LAST DISCUSSION WHEN WE WERE BEFORE YOU, CONSIDERING THE $5 MILLION LEVEL
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE TO THE LEFT, THE AREA UNDER THAT GREEN LINE IS THE EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITY
NO MATTER WHERE YOU CHOOSE TO DRAW THAT LINE TODAY, WE WILL FIND EFFICIENCY IN OUR EFFORTS
NEXT SLIDE
DAVE, IF I CAN JUST POINT OUT THAT THOSE ARE CUMULATIVE, RIGHT? SO WHEREVER THE LINE IS DRAWN, THEN THOSE ARE ADDITIVE OF THOSE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS THAT YOU HAVE SHOWING ON YOUR CHART
SO IT'S NOT LIKE IT DIPS DOWN
THOSE ARE ADDITIVE
THAT'S CORRECT
EXCUSE ME
THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT POINT
THAT'S NOT WELL REFLECTED IN THAT
BUT THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT
THE ED DELEGATION THAT WE WOULD PROPOSE, THE EFFICIENCY OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THAT SLIDE ARE SHOWN IN THE LEFT BOX
THIS IS A SLIDE YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE
IT IDENTIFIES THE TYPE OF THINGS BUYING DEICER, TENANT UTILITY WORK, WINDOW CLEANING, ET CETERA
RIGHT NOW, ALL OF THOSE NEED TO COME BEFORE YOU, AND IT TAKES YOUR VALUABLE TIME, AND IT TAKES STAFF VALUABLE TIME TO BRING THEM FORWARD
THE BOX ON THE RIGHT, I THINK, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IN THAT IT DEMONSTRATES THE TYPE OF WORK THAT STAFF WILL ASSURE THROUGH A PROCESS THAT CONTINUE TO COME FORWARD TO THE COMMISSIONER
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT LIST THERE
PROPERTY CHANGES HAVE LONG TERM IMPACTS, AND THE HUGE SAMP PROGRAM COMING THAT'S NOTED AT THE END
COMMISSIONERS, WE DON'T EXPECT THAT ANY OF THOSE TYPE OF ITEMS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE ED
AND IF THEY DO, THEY WILL BE SCREENED ON THE WAY AND SENT RIGHT BACK THROUGH YOUR PUBLIC PROCESS
NEXT SLIDE
THIS SLIDE, THE TOP HALF INDICATES HOW INFLATION HAS HAD A NEGATIVE EFFECT OVER THE 13 YEARS SINCE WE LAST CAME BEFORE YOU
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BUYING POWER FOR THE CURRENT DELEGATION LEVEL HAS DRAMATICALLY DECREASED
MEANWHILE, THE LOWER HALF OF THE SLIDE PORT BUDGETS
IT DEMONSTRATES THAT PORT, MEANWHILE, DURING THAT SAME TIME PERIOD, HAS GROWN MIGHTILY AND THAT WE ARE DELIVERING MORE AND MORE
SO, AS A RESULT, OUR GROWTH IS CERTAINLY OUT OF BALANCE WITH THE INFLATIONARY EFFECTS, AND WE BELIEVE THAT OUR PLAN, WE CAN BRING YOU EFFICIENCY, TRANSPARENCY AND BENEFITS
NEXT SLIDE
THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATIVE VIEW OF THE COMMISSION'S CURRENT POLICY THAT WE ARE HOPING TO RAISE
THE OTHER PART OF THE CHART SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAN EFFECTIVELY RUN THE PORT JUST MINUTES
AND THE LOWER PART OF THE SLIDE, HOW MUCH WOULD THE ED DELEGATION NEED TO BE TO RUN THE PORT FOR AN ENTIRE DAY
THOSE ARE BOTH SHOWN ON THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN THERE
AND AGAIN, WE THOUGHT THAT $5 MILLION THAT WAS BEING CONSIDERED AT AN EARLIER POINT WAS AN APPROPRIATE ONE OF THE OPTIONS
NEXT SLIDE
THIS IS IT
THERE'S MANY BENEFITS FOR COMMISSIONERS
IT HELPS UNCLOG YOUR CALENDAR IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR FOR IN THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND IT REALLY SAVES YOUR TIME FOR MORE HIGHER VALUE WORK
IN ADDITION, THE BUSINESS PARTNERS AND COMMUNITIES WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES OUT IN THE PUBLIC MARKETPLACE QUICKER
BENEFITS TO THE ED AND STAFF ARE ALSO IDENTIFIED THERE
THERE IS A COST SAVINGS, AND THAT DEPENDS ON WHERE THE LINE IS DRAWN
BUT NO MATTER WHERE THE LINE IS DRAWN, WE BELIEVE THERE WILL BE A SAVINGS, AND WE ARE PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD AT YOUR DIRECTION
NEXT SLIDE
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO AARON PRITCHARD AT THIS POINT
I THINK WE SHOULD ASK COMMISSIONER CHO HOW HE WANTS TO DEAL WITH THAT
LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND DECLARE THE SLIDE
OKAY, COMMISSIONER, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE AS CURRENTLY PROPOSED, AND THEN I BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, AND THEN WE'LL RUN THAT THROUGH COMMISSIONER CHO, THROUGH THE CLERK
THE CURRENT PROPOSALS THAT ARE ON THE TABLE, WE HAVE AS A PACKAGE
WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING MOVING AS ONE PACKAGE, THE FIRST ONE WOULD STRIKE THE CURRENT DELEGATION LEVEL FROM 10 MILLION AND INSERT 5 MILLION IN ITS PLACE
SECOND ONE WAS TO INSERT LANGUAGE INTO THE POLICY DIRECTIVE STATING THAT IN ALL AREAS WHERE COMMISSION IS SPOKEN THROUGH THE RESOLUTION, POLICY DIRECTIVE OR ORDER AND HAS EXPRESSED A CLEAR INTENT TO HAVE SPECIFIC SUBJECT MATTER BROUGHT BEFORE THEM IN PUBLIC SESSION FOR ACTION, THOSE ITEMS WILL COME TO COMMISSION MEETING REGARDLESS OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNT ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
SECTION- THE THIRD AMENDMENT WAS ADDING A NEW SECTION THREE TO THE RESOLUTION, PROVIDING FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW OF THE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AT ONE YEAR AFTER IMPLEMENTATION AND INTERNAL AUDIT REVIEW OF ADHERENCE TO THE DELEGATION PROCESS WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION
FINALLY, THE FOURTH AMENDMENT WILL PROVIDE FOR A POLICY DIRECTIVE REVIEW BY THE COMMISSION ON A PERIODIC REGULAR BASIS
THOSE WERE FOUR AMENDMENTS THAT WERE DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE CLERK TO HELP US WALK US THROUGH THE PROCESS
THANK YOU, AARON
THROUGH THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, I AM GOING TO LEAVE IT TO COMMISSIONER CHO TO DETERMINE, OF COURSE, HOW WE WANT TO PROCEED THROUGH THE PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS
I WOULD ASK COMMISSIONER, IF YOU COULD CONSULT WITH YOUR COMMISSIONERS AND FIND OUT IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS TO THE OTHER THREE AMENDMENTS
IF THERE'S NOT, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE TAKE THOSE THREE AMENDMENTS AS ONE PACKAGE AND DEAL WITH THE ONE AMENDMENT THAT WE KNOW HAS A POTENTIAL SECONDARY AMENDMENT TO IT SEPARATELY
OKAY, EXCELLENT
SO JUST TO CLARIFY FOR THE PUBLIC AND OTHERS WHO MAY BE CURIOUS AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON
WE DO HAVE A PACKAGE OF FOUR AMENDMENTS, WHICH YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN
HOWEVER, WE HAVE RECEIVED A FIFTH AMENDMENT IN ADDITION TO THIS PACKAGE
THAT FIFTH AMENDMENT WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE THE FIRST AMENDMENT IN THIS PACKAGE OBSOLETE, AND THEREFORE, WE WOULD NEED TO ADOPT THAT FIFTH AMENDMENT FIRST IS WHAT I PROPOSE
AND THEN WE TAKE UP THE LAST THREE AMENDMENTS
AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL ASK COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, DO YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT FOR US? I DO, COMMISSIONER CHO
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
PRESIDENT CHO
I STAND CORRECTED
I DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT, AND THE LANGUAGE HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE CLERK
SO I'LL BE READING THIS
BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY BEFORE I READ THE AMENDMENT THAT I HAVE THAT I DO REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS
I KNOW STAFF HAS WORKED VERY HARD ON CHANGING THE DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
THERE'S A LOT OF TIME THAT WENT INTO THIS
I DO SUPPORT HAVING STRONG EFFICIENCIES AND MAKING OUR OPERATION AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE
FOR ME, WHAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT IS THAT WE HAVE STRONG MEASURES OF TRANSPARENCY, AND I KNOW THAT THIS DOES INCLUDE THAT, BUT TESTING IT OUT IS IMPORTANT, AND I THINK THIS AMENDMENT SPEAKS TO THAT THAT I WILL BE READING
SO, WITH THAT SAID, I'D LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT RESOLUTION 31 80, EXHIBIT A, TO THE DOLLAR LIMIT SET FOR CAPITAL PROJECT CONTRACTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS AND PROJECT CHANGES, UTILIZATION OF PORT CREW, CRUISE, AIRPORT TENANTS, REIMBURSEMENT, STREET VACATION AND BUDGET TRANSFERS TO STRIKE THE AMOUNT OF 10 MILLION AND TO INSERT 2 MILLION IN ITS PLACE UNTIL THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDES A REVIEW OF PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES ONE YEAR AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW DIRECTIVE THAT INCLUDES SUFFICIENT TRANSPARENCY MEASURES
AT SUCH TIME, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT LIMIT SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED TO 5 MILLION UNLESS THE COMMISSION DIRECTS OTHERWISE
WHETHER SUFFICIENCY TRANSPARENCY MEASURES ARE ACHIEVED SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION IN PUBLIC SESSION, PERIOD
AND I JUST WANT TO ALSO MAKE MY INTENT VERY CLEAR AT THAT TIME THAT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMISSIONERS VOTE NEGATIVE IF THOSE TRANSPARENCY MEASURES ARE NOT STRONG
AND SO IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THIS AGAIN AND SEE WHAT'S DONE
THIS WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE SLIDES, BUT NEW JERSEY HAS STRONG OPEN DATA MEASURES WHERE THEY HAVE A DASHBOARD OUT THERE THAT STILL ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO HAVE CLEAR INSIGHTS ON WHAT OUR OPERATIONAL COSTS LOOK LIKE
AND SO I KNOW THOSE ARE ALL MEASURES THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED
AND TO SEE THAT HAPPEN IN ACTION AND FOR US TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THAT IS IMPORTANT
AND AT THAT ONE YEAR MARK, IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF THIS IS ACTUALLY PLAYING OUT IN THE WAY THAT WE WOULD LIKE
AND I SERVE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND I DO SEE A LOT OF THE OPERATIONAL COSTS VERY CLOSELY
AND I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THE AUDIT TEAM HAS LIMITED POWERS
THEY ARE A SMALL TEAM OF STAFF MEMBERS
AND SO I THINK AS COMMISSIONERS, WE DO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE STRONG FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES
AND I THINK THIS IS PART OF BEING WORKING IN GOOD GOVERNANCE
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR THIS AMENDMENT ONLY FOR NOW
THE MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR
WE NEED A SECOND
I'LL SECOND THE MOTION
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONER ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE? AND QUESTIONS, RIGHT? YES
ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS
I KNOW THAT I WAS KIND OF IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF WORK IN THIS PROJECT THAT WAS EARLY ON, AND YOU FOLKS HAVE BEEN CONTINUING TO LABOR ON THIS RIGHT UP UNTIL TODAY
AND I WANT TO SAY THIS SHOULD BE A CASE STUDY FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL AT SOME POINT GETTING OPTIMAL OUTCOME WHERE THERE WAS FRANTIC LAST MINUTE PHONE CALLS BY ONE COMMISSIONER- EVERYBODY- TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER
WITH REGARD TO WHAT NEEDS WERE, AS WELL AS THINGS LIKE JUST TALKING THROUGH SOME FAULTS IN THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL AND FIGURING OUT HOW TO AMEND THOSE TO MAKE IT BETTER
AND I THINK THIS PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS IS GOING TO RESULT IN A MUCH BETTER OUTCOME THAN WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED TWO MONTHS AGO NOW ALMOST
AND SO I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OVERARCHING MOTION AS WELL
THANKS, EVERYBODY
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ASK OR SAY? I DON'T KNOW IF I'D CALL IT FRANTIC PHONE CALLS, [LAUGHTER] BUT CONSENSUS IS SOMETHING THAT I VALUE
AND AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER THIS YEAR, THAT THE DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES, THE DIVERSITY OF VALUES ONLY MAKES US STRONGER AS THE GOVERNING BODY
I'D LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER MOHAMED FOR THE THOUGHT THAT SHE'S PUT INTO GETTING THIS TO, I THINK, A REALLY SOUND PLACE, NOT JUST INTERNALLY IN TERMS OF OPERATIONS, BUT ALSO EXTERNALLY IN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC, WHO EXPECT TRANSPARENCY, WHO EXPECT ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES
I'D LIKE TO REITERATE MY GRATITUDE TO THE STAFF, BOTH IN THE COMMISSION OFFICE AND EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR YOUR LABORS IN THIS OVER SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TO THE ORIGINAL SET OF AMENDMENTS THAT THIS WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO POSE THEM
MR, ACTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE ORIGINAL
VERY GOOD
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT
PERFECT
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
SO WE ARE NOW GOING TO GO TO A VOTE
OH, I'M SORRY
I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
GO AHEAD
I JUST WANTED TO THANK COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED FOR TAKING THE TIME AND DIGGING INTO THIS
AND I THINK IT'S A MUCH BETTER DOCUMENT BECAUSE OF IT
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
SO THE MOTION NOW IS TO AMEND THE MOTION
CLERK HART, FOR THE VOTE
ON THE PRIMARY AMENDMENT
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
THIS PRIMARY AMENDMENT DOES HAVE FIVE NAYS ZERO, NO'S
EXCELLENT
SO THAT AMENDMENT PASSES, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER THE PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED BEFORE
HOWEVER, IT WILL BE OMITTING THE FIRST ONE, FIRST AMENDMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED IN THAT PACKAGE, BECAUSE THE ONE WE JUST VOTED ON TOOK CARE OF THAT
SO WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION FROM COMMISSIONERS TAKING THE PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS AS ONE MOTION? ALL RIGHT, ONCE THE MOTION TO AMEND IS ON THE FLOOR, WE CAN DISCUSS THE PACKAGE
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MOVE THE PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS? SO MOVED
SECONDED
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST FOR THE SAKE OF GOOD OF THE ORDER? THIS IS ITEMS TWO, THREE, FOUR APPEARING ON THE SLIDE, RIGHT? JUST TWO, THREE, AND FOUR
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHO
SO I'M WONDERING AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU TOOK OUR FEEDBACK FROM THE LAST PUBLIC SESSION WHERE WE HEARD THIS ITEM AND HAVE INCORPORATED IT INTO A SUITE OF AMENDMENTS
AND SO IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN DECLARED AS A PRIORITY VIA A FORMAL ORDER OR POLICY OR DIRECTIVE, SAY SOMETHING THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE VERBALLY DECLARED THAT IS A PRIORITY
FOR EXAMPLE, CHILDCARE, HOW DO I KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE VISIBILITY OR TRANSPARENCY AROUND DECISIONS ON SUBJECT MATTERS LIKE THAT? YOU BET, COMMISSIONER
WE HAVE MANY PROCESSES IN PLACE
FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S THE ANNUAL BUDGETING WHERE YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT BEFORE, AND THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE LEADER TEAM IS AWARE OF THAT
THEN WE MOVE THROUGH AGENDA REVIEW AND WE MOVE THROUGH LOOK AHEADS WITH THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT
IN ADDITION, WHAT WE ARE BUILDING IS WHEREBY A STAFF MEMBER WILL SEE AN ITEM THAT IS LESS THAN THE DELEGATED AMOUNT YOU PROPOSED TODAY
THAT GOES THROUGH A PHYSICAL PROCESS
IT DOES NOT CHANGE THE CURRENT DELEGATIONS PROCESS, WHICH HAS BEEN CHECKED BY AUDIT THAT IS WORKING EFFECTIVELY
IT MERELY TAKES THIS NEW PROCESS AS A WORKFLOW
AND THEY ARE NOT LIKE AN EMAIL THAT CAN GET LOST
WE REQUIRE STAFF TO FILL OUT THE DESCRIPTION, THE REQUEST, WHAT THEIR ASK IS, IT CAN COME DIRECTLY FORWARD THROUGH THAT WORKFLOW PROCESS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE ELT MEMBER SCANS IT, APPROVES IT, AND SIGNS IT ONLY AFTER THE STAFF MEMBER HAS REREAD THE DELEGATIONS AND DONE CHECKS AND CHECK MARK BOXES THROUGH IT
THEN IT COMES UP TO THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THAT PERSON MAKES CHECKS WITH EIGHT PEOPLE, INCLUDING YOUR CHIEF OF STAFF, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S CHIEF OF STAFF, WMBE, OEDI, ET CETERA
OUR AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU'VE RAISED, AND YOU'RE A GOOD EXAMPLE THERE WILL BE PRESENT IN OUR MINDS AND WILL HAVE BEEN PRESENT IN THE BUDGET, ET CETERA, GOING UP
SO THIS IS A RESILIENT PROCESS WHERE WE WILL IMMEDIATELY UPON IDENTIFYING WHAT THE TOPIC IS AND THAT SAME BRAIN TRUST THAT BRINGS EVERYTHING FORWARD TO YOU IN PUBLIC WILL SAY, THE COMMISSION HAS ALREADY SPOKEN ON THAT TOPIC
WE NEED TO MOVE THAT RIGHT BACK INTO THE PUBLIC SESSION
I EXPECT THAT THE PROCESS WILL BE SO GOOD THAT IT WILL HAPPEN FROM THE ELT MEMBERS LEVEL BEFORE IT EVEN GETS HIGHER
THANK YOU
WHAT IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN PROCESS, HYPOTHETICALLY, IF IT WEREN'T FOLLOWED? THE WAY WE BUILT THE WORKFLOW, IT'LL BE DIFFICULT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN
BUT THE ACCOUNTABILITY WOULD GO RIGHT TO THE ELT MEMBER WHO SIGNS THAT THIS SHOULD MOVE FORWARD
AND THEN IT COMES RIGHT TO THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MYSELF, FOR WHOMEVER SITS IN THAT ROLE
AND THEN THE ACCOUNTABILITY GOES STRAIGHT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE CHECKS AND BALANCES THROUGH IT THAT WILL CATCH ALL THOSE
AND THEN ARE THERE EXECUTIVE POLICIES AROUND, COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATION? YES, THERE ARE
AND WHEN WE HAVE VISIBILITY ON THOSE, YEAH
WELL, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE IS AN ITEM THAT IS, LET ME SAY ON THE BUBBLE, WE'RE WONDERING IF IT SHOULD GO THROUGH OR NOT
THE AGENDA REVIEW INCLUDES A LARGE BODY OF PEOPLE WHO CAN CHECK THAT
BUT THE REAL AREA WILL GET CAUGHT IS THAT LOOK AHEAD WITH THE COMMISSIONER PRESIDENT
THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONVERSATION ON ANYTHING THAT SEEMS ON THE BUBBLE OR QUESTIONABLE
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ROSCOE
ANYONE ELSE? OH, YEAH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
I JUST LIKE TO ADD TO THAT ANSWER
I THINK ADDING TO WHAT DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SOIKI WAS SAYING IS THAT I ALSO THINK IT'S NOT DONE IN ISOLATION
SO THE PROCUREMENT IS NOT DONE IN ISOLATION
IT'S DONE AS THE PROCESS OF THOSE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON
YOU START WITH THE DIRECTION, THEN YOU HAVE THE BUDGETING REQUEST, AND THEN THIS IS HOW WE IMPLEMENT IT
SO I THINK THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL THINGS OF JUST HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE EXECUTING AND MOVING FORWARD ON IMPLEMENTATION
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, COMMISSIONER, THAT IT'S NOT AN ISOLATION OF ALL THOSE OTHER CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE
GREAT
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS? COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU
I JUST HAD TO MENTION THIS EARLIER ABOUT THE OPEN DATA MODEL
WHAT INFORMATION HAVE YOU GUYS GAINED SINCE THEN? I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME RESEARCH DONE AROUND THAT
AND WHEN CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE MAYBE A DASHBOARD THAT'S SIMILAR FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE? YOU BET
I'LL ANSWER THE FIRST PART AND THEN I'LL TURN OVER TO CLERK HART
WE THINK THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS WORKFLOW BUILT AND UP AND OPERATIONAL IN MAY, AND YOU CAN SEE DRAFTS OF IT PRIOR TO THAT TIME
THE OPEN DATA MODEL IS ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY
WE WERE THINKING IN ADDITION TO THAT OR PRIOR TO THAT, THAT EVERY MONTH WE WOULD SHOW WHAT DECISIONS WERE MADE HERE IN PUBLIC SESSION
WE ALREADY
DO THAT WITH CLAIMS AND OBLIGATIONS AT ONE MEETING EVERY MONTH
AND SO THAT'S A WAY FOR US TO MAKE IT TRANSPARENT HERE
BUT WE CAN TAKE THE SAME INFORMATION AND PUT IT ON A PUBLIC WEBSITE
WE CAN PUBLISH DIRECTLY TO THAT
AND THAT WAS THROUGH THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT TO COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
THAT WOULD BE MY ADD
SO WE CAN EITHER EXTRAPOLATE THAT INFORMATION FROM THAT MEMO AND MAKE THAT PUBLIC FACING IN AN OPEN DATA FORMAT, OR AS WELL, WE COULD TRY TO GENERATE A REPORT OUT OF THE IT WORKFLOW THAT'S BEING BUILT AND THEN TURN THAT PUBLIC FACING ON AN OPEN DATA SITE
THAT IS STILL A PIECE OF WORK THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW UP WITH OUR ICT ON
BUT I THINK WE'LL ALREADY HAVE THAT FORMAT COMING OUT OF THE MEMO
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
THANK YOU
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT
THE OTHER THING IS, I KNOW THAT SOUND TRANSIT WAS THE EXAMPLE THAT WE USED FOR THAT 5 MILLION AMOUNT
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WITH SOUND TRANSIT, IT'S 5 MILLION FOR THEIR CAPITAL PROJECTS, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS SET AT A 2 MILLION LIMIT
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S MY BELIEF
THE AUDIT SLIDE SHOWS IT IS FOCUSED ON CAPITAL
HOWEVER, IF MR GLENN FERNANDEZ IS HERE, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME UP, SIR
I CAN AS WELL ADD THROUGH THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT TO COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, THE NOTES THAT I HAVE FOR SOUND TRANSIT FOR DELEGATION ARE 5 MILLION, 2 MILLION, AND 50 MILLION DELEGATED TO STANDING BOARDS AND COMMITTEES FOR CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AND REAL PROPERTY AGREEMENTS
SO I THINK THAT THERE'S MULTIPLE LEVELS OF DELEGATION HERE FOR SOUND TRANSIT
BUT YOU ARE CORRECT, IT'S 5 MILLION FOR CAPITAL AND 2 MILLION GENERALLY FOR EVERYDAY PURCHASES
SO WE'RE IN LINE WITH THEM
THEY HAVE COMMITTEES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT MANAGE OVERSEE THAT, CORRECT? THAT IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
THAT'S ME, CORRECT? YES
THANK YOU
AND THEN THE LAST THING THAT I JUST WANTED TO CHECK ON IS AT ALL OF THE OTHER PORTS IN THE COUNTRY, THE ONLY PORT THAT'S OUT THERE IS NEW YORK, WHERE THEIR DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AMOUNT IS SET TO 2.5
AND THERE'S FIVE AIRPORTS THAT THEY ALSO OVERSEE, IS THAT CORRECT? THROUGH THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, SIX AIRPORTS, BRIDGES AND TUNNELS, BUS TERMINALS, WORLD TRADE CENTER RAIL, MARITIME CRUISE, AND CONTAINER PORT
THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND THEIR DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY LIMIT IS AT 2.5 MILLION
THAT IS CORRECT
2.5 SETTLEMENTS AT 1 MILLION, PERMITS AND LICENSES FOR THE USE OF OCCUPANCY AT PROPERTY AT 1 MILLION, SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE PORT VALUED AT 1 MILLION
AND I HEARD THAT WAS CORRECT
SO 2.5 IS CORRECT
CORRECT GENERALLY
GENERALLY
OKAY, THANK YOU
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT INFORMATION
THANKS
EXCELLENT
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? EXCELLENT
SO WITH THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND ASK THE CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE ON THE PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS THAT'S AMENDMENTS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR THAT YOU SEE ON THE SLIDES
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS FOR THE PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
THERE ARE FIVE AYES, ZERO, NAYS FOR THIS PACKAGE OF AMENDMENT, AND WE ARE NOW AT THE MAIN MOTION, AS AMENDED
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
THE PACKAGE OF AMENDMENT PASS
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE FOR THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HUTSKAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
THAT'S FIVE AYES, ZERO NOS FOR THE MAIN MOTION IS AMENDED
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 38 TEN, AS AMENDED, PASSES
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
COMMISSIONERS, IF I COULD, I JUST LIKE TO SAY THANKS ON BEHALF OF ALL THE STAFF THAT WORKED HERE
THANKS FOR YOUR DEEP CONSIDERATION OF THIS
AND I THINK WE AS A STAFF WILL DO YOU PROUD AND FOLLOW THROUGH ON OPEN WEB
AND I THINK YOU'LL SEE GREAT TRANSPARENCY AND POSITIVE IMPROVEMENTS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU, DAVE
I, TOO, WANT TO GIVE MY THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON THIS PROJECT
IT WAS OVER A TWO YEAR PROJECT AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE INPUTTING INTO THE PROCESS
THANK YOU
BIG THANKS TO YOU, DAVID
YEAH
I'M GOING TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD
THANK YOU TO CLERK MICHELLE HART FOR HER HARD WORK IN THIS ADDITION TO THE WHOLE TEAM AND TO OUR SPONSOR, AARON PRITCHARD
YEAH
AND THEN MOVING TO THE NEXT ITEM
THIS IS A TENDER ITEM
DOES THAT MEAN WE GET TO CANCEL, LIKE, HALF THE REST OF THE MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR? I THINK WE KNOW
HOLD ON
WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO SHORT CHANGE MY PRESIDENCY HERE? COME ON
[LAUGHTER] MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM TEN B
THIS IS AVIATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 3811, A RESOLUTION INCREASING- I'M SORRY
I ALSO WANT TO THANK LEGAL FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS
YES
AND AUDIT, AN ICT, AND EVERYBODY ELSE
OKAY
NOW I'LL GO BACK
I'LL JUST SAY IT WAS BRIAN STAMPER FOR LEGAL
A CPO
OKAY
ALL RIGHT
AGENDA ITEM TEN B
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 3811 A RESOLUTION INCREASING THE RATE OF PER DIEM ALLOWANCE TO PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS AS PROVIDED FOR BY WASHINGTON STATE STATUTE RCW 5312
SIX THREE O SUB THREE
COMMISSIONERS
ENSURING A FAIR AND REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR COMMISSIONERS IS KEY TO ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGH QUALITY AND DIVERSE CANDIDATES TO GOVERN THE PORT
THIS ACTION WILL INCREASE COMMISSIONER COMPENSATION FOR FUTURE COMMISSIONERS SETTING PER DIEM RATES ON PAR WITH MEMBERS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE
PRESENTER THIS AFTERNOON IS DAVID DAWORTH, STRATEGIC ADVISOR FROM THE COMMISSION OFFICE
SEEMS TO DO MY PATTERN
THANK YOU AGAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
AND GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS
SO, AS A REMINDER, WE HAD THE FIRST READING OF THIS RESOLUTION AT THE COMMISSION MEETING ON DECEMBER 13 OF LAST YEAR, AND TODAY IS THE SECOND READING
IN SUMMARY, THE PROPOSAL WOULD HAVE COMMISSIONER'S SALARY TIED, WHICH IS CURRENTLY TIED I'M SORRY
I'M SORRY
IN SUMMARY, COMMISSIONER'S SALARIES ARE TIED TO THAT OF WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATORS
THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ALSO TIE THE PER DIEM RATE TO THAT OF THE LEGISLATORS, WHICH IS SET BY THE WASHINGTON CITIZENS COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS
AND THE PROPOSAL WOULD ALSO RAISE THE LIMIT OF PER DIEM DAYS TO 205 PER YEAR
THIS CONCLUDES MY REMARKS, AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, DAVE
I APPRECIATE IT
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME FROM COMMISSIONERS? PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT THE IMPLICATION OF THE FIRST COMMENT FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS IN ORDER TO ATTRACT QUALITY COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TO CONTINUE TO ATTRACT QUALITY COMMISSIONERS, WE NEED TO KEEP UP PACE WITH, ET CETERA
I CONCUR
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO COME? COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED? THE ONLY COMMENT I HONESTLY WANTED TO MAKE IS THAT THIS CHANGE WILL NOT APPLY TO THE CURRENT COMMISSIONERS
IT WILL APPLY TO THOSE WHO GO THROUGH REELECTION
AND NEW COMMISSIONERS
CRITICAL OF THIS
AND I KNOW COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS AND OTHERS ON THE COMMISSION
AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY PAY EQUITY IS IMPORTANT, AND IT'S IMPORTANT ON THIS COMMISSION AS WELL
AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED HARD ON THIS
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANKS
AND THE OTHER CAVEAT IS THAT THIS IS PER DIEM
SO IT'S LIKE YOU ONLY GET PAID IF YOU WORK IT
SO IT'S HOURS OF REIMBURSEMENT RATHER THAN A SALARY INCREASE
SO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY, PUT IN THE HOURS, GET COMPENSATED FOR IT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
JUST DRIVING HOME THE MESSAGE THAT IN ANY POSITION, WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE DESERVE TO BE PAID FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO, AND THAT IT'S ACTUALLY A PROHIBITIVE FACTOR FOR PEOPLE EVEN CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE IF THEY DON'T HAVE IT, THE VOLUNTEER HOURS TO BE ABLE TO COMMIT TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT
SO THIS IS ABOUT LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD
IT'S ABOUT PROMOTING ACCESS TO PUBLIC OFFICE AS WELL, AND REITERATING THE POINT THAT WE WILL NOT PERSONALLY FEEL THE BENEFITS FROM THIS
EVERY COMMISSIONER WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL REELECTION
AND IN THE MEANTIME, WHO KNOWS WHAT SORT OF COMPETITION IT MIGHT DRAW UPON OURSELVES? SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONER CHO AND COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE IN ORDER TO BRING THIS TO WHERE IT IS
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING IN SUPPORT
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
I THINK EVERYTHING I WANTED TO SAY HAS BEEN SAID ALREADY
SO HEARING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, FOR THIS ITEM
IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED
I'LL SECOND
GO AHEAD
SO MOVED IN A SECOND
ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
CLARK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES AND ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 3811 PASSES
ALL RIGHT, WE ARE CHUGGING ALONG
WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM ELEVEN, PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
CLERK, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK WILL THEN INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
I WILL JUST NOTE THAT WE ARE REALLY AHEAD OF TIME ON WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE AT TODAY
SO JUST A NOTE ON TIME THERE
AND THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN A
THIS IS THE 2022 INTERNAL AUDIT ANNUAL REPORT
COMMISSIONER'S INTERNAL AUDIT PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE IN ENSURING THE EFFICIENCY, COMPLIANCE AND TRANSPARENCY OF PORT OPERATIONS
WE'RE ALL DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO GLENN FERNANDEZ AND HIS TEAM AND INTERNAL AUDIT, AS WELL AS THE COMMISSION AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT SETS THE AGENDA FOR HIS WORK
INTERNAL AUDIT COMPLETED AN IMPRESSIVE 17 AUDITS IN 2022
I WANT TO NOTE THAT TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS MAINLY A RECAP OF LAST YEAR'S WORK AND FINDINGS, AS GLENN WILL WALK THROUGH IN THAT MANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE INTERNAL AUDIT ARE ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED, IF NOT ALREADY COMPLETED
I'LL HAVE A FEW COMMENTS TO SHARE TO THAT EFFECT AFTER THE PRESENTATION
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE PUBLIC AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBER SARAH HOLSTROM, WHO I BELIEVE IS IN ATTENDANCE, I'M NOT SURE IN ATTENDANCE, VIRTUALLY JOINING US FOR THIS REPORT
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO GLENN FERNANDEZ, DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT
THANK YOU, STEVE
SO, COMMISSIONERS, WE DO HAVE, AS STEVE MENTIONED, SARAH HOLSTROM ON THE LINE AS WELL
AND I WANT TO FIRST GIVE RECOGNITION TO COMMISSIONER CHO FOR BEING OUR CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THIS CURRENT YEAR, AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED FOR BEING ON THE COMMITTEE AND FOR BEING OUR CHAIR NEXT 2023
AND SARAH FOR HER ALL HER WORK AND FOR PUBLICLY BEING HERE
AND I'M ALSO GOING TO SARAH AT THE END, IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING
ALSO, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU
I EXPECT THIS TO TAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES
SARAH, ARE YOU IN THE LINE? IF YOU COULD UNMUTE, YOU CAN TEXT HER
OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO COMMISSIONERS INTERNAL AUDITS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US
WE CONDUCT INDEPENDENT, OBJECTIVE, RISK BASED AUDITS OF THE PORT'S OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY, MEANING CYBERSECURITY
EVERYTHING YOU SEE AT THE PORT, ALL THE COMPUTERS THAT WORK
CYBERSECURITY IS FRONT AND CENTER
AND THEN ALSO OUR ACTIVITIES AND VENDORS
OUR VENDORS ARE CONCESSIONAIRES THAT YOU SEE AT THE AIRPORT
THERE'S MANY, MANY OF THEM, AND THEY BRING IN OVER $100 MILLION PLUS IN REVENUE TO THE PORT SO THOSE ARE VERY CRITICAL
OUR AUDITS ADD VALUE BY HELPING THE PORT ACHIEVE ITS MISSION
AND I'VE GOT SOME POINTS UP HERE, WHICH ARE THE FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, GOVERNANCE, AND EXCELLENCE
SO THOSE ARE ALL ITEMS WE EMBODY IN OUR AUDITS
WHEN WE DO OUR AUDITS AND OUR WORK, WE DERIVE OUR AUTHORITY FROM THE PORT COMMISSION AND WE REPORT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH, AS I MENTIONED, WAS THIS YEAR
IT'S COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AND COMMISSIONER CHO AND SARAH HOLMSTROM
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THERE'S AN INTERNATIONAL BODY CALLED THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE IS SOMETHING CALLED THE THREE LINES MODEL
SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHO'S RESPONSIBLE IN GOVERNANCE
IT STARTS OFF WITH WITH CONTROLS AND EVERYTHING ELSE
YOU KNOW, IT'S MANAGEMENT THAT THE FIRST AND SECOND LINE MANAGEMENT
THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY DO THE WORK, THEY'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK THAT THEY DO IS DONE ACCURATELY AND CORRECTLY
THE SECOND LINE ARE SUPERVISORY ROLES AND RISK MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE PORT THAT REVIEWS THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE AND AND THE PORT UP TO THE GOVERNING BODY
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT INTERNAL AUDIT ALSO THAT REPORTS UP TO THE GOVERNING BODY AND WORKS WITH MANAGEMENT
SO WITH THREE LINES, THE IDEA IS, BEFORE SOMETHING BREAKS DOWN, YOU'VE GOT MANAGEMENT, THE FIRST LINE, SECOND LINE, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT INTERNAL AUDIT, WHICH IS THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE BEFORE SOMETHING GOES OUTSIDE, HITS THE NEWSPAPERS
IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE STATE AUDITORS MIGHT CATCH OR EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS
SO WITH US BEING THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE, INTERNAL AUDIT IS CRITICAL
AND THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNING BODY, WHICH IS THE COMMISSION, AND MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL AUDIT WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S WORKING EFFECTIVELY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO COMMISSIONERS
EVERY THREE YEARS, WE GET A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
IT'S ESSENTIALLY A PEER REVIEW WHERE WE GET AUDITED
AN EXTERNAL FIRM COMES IN, LOOKS AT US, AND ASSURES THAT WE'RE MEETING BOTH THE GOVERNMENT STANDARDS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT FOR THE LAST PERIOD THAT WAS UNDER AUDIT, WE WE HAD THIS WORK DONE IN 2022, AND WE DID GET A PASS RATING, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST RATING YOU CAN GET
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
COMMISSIONERS
WE CONDUCTED 17 AUDITS IN 2022
ALL OF THESE AUDITS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ONES, ARE ON OUR EXTERNAL WEBSITE FOR TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC
SO ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC CAN GO OUT AND LOOK AT ANY OF THESE AUDIT REPORTS AND THE WORK THAT'S IN THEM
WE DO LIMITED CONTRACT COMPLIANCE AUDITS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, AS I MENTIONED, AND THESE ARE RENTAL CAR AGENCIES, THE CONCESSIONAIRES AT THE AIRPORT
WE DO PERFORMANCE AUDITS OR OPERATIONAL AUDITS OF CONTROLS AND PROCESSES AT THE PORT
CAPITAL
WE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY IN CAPITAL, CLOSE TO APPROACHING A BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR, AND ACCORDINGLY, A LOT OF CAPITAL AUDITS
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUDITS JUST BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF IT AND TECHNOLOGY AND EVERYTHING WE DO WITH THE PORT TODAY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
IN 2022, OUR AUDITS, AS STEVE MENTIONED, WE COMPLETED 17 AUDITS
WE IDENTIFIED FOUR HIGH RISK ISSUES, 19 MEDIUM RISK ISSUES, AND THREE LOW RATED ISSUES, MANY OF WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED BY MANAGEMENT
AND WE DO TRACK THIS, EVERYTHING THAT'S DONE AND EVERYTHING THAT'S OPEN, AND WE PRESENT IT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ON A PERIODIC BASIS
SO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE DOES HAVE VISIBILITY INTO WHAT'S OUT THERE AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND ADDRESSED
WE ALSO CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS FACILITY, WHICH WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING
AND ACTUALLY IN 2021, WHEN THE PORT WAS HIT WITH ACH FRAUD OR WIRE TRANSFER FRAUD FROM EXTERNAL PARTIES, WE JUMPED IN THERE AND DID A LOT OF WORK ON THAT AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT LATER ALSO
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUDITS
AS I MENTIONED, THESE ARE ONE OF THE CRITICAL AUDITS THAT WE DO
AND WE NOW HAVE SOMETHING CALLED NONPUBLIC SESSION, WHICH IS LIKE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHERE CRITICAL ITEMS THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE AND IF THEY WERE, THEY WOULD PUT THE PORT AT RISK, ARE DISCUSSED, AND ALL THE VULNERABILITIES THAT WE IDENTIFY ARE DISCUSSED IN THOSE NONPUBLIC SESSION AUDITS
OUR WORK FOCUSES HAS FOCUSED ON THE CENTER FOR INTERNET SECURITY OF THE CIS TOP 18 KEY CONTROLS
AND THE CENTER FOR INTERNET SECURITY IS AN ORGANIZATION, A GLOBALLY KNOWN ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES BEST PRACTICES
AND THEIR VIEW IS IN THESE CONTROLS
IF YOU FOCUS AND BUILD YOUR IT CONTROLS AROUND THESE RECOMMENDED CONTROLS, THERE ARE SPECIFIC AND ACTIONABLE WAYS TO MITIGATE KNOWN THREATS
SO THERE'S ALWAYS NEW THREATS THAT ARE OUT THERE, BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING KNOWN AND YOU DO THESE 18 THINGS, AT LEAST YOU CAN BLOCK AND DEFEND AGAINST THOSE
SO WE MAKE SURE THAT THE PORT HAS THOSE KEY CONTROLS IN PLACE, AT LEAST THROUGH OUR AUDITS
SO AT LEAST KNOWN THREATS ARE MITIGATED
THERE'S ALWAYS ZERO DAY OR NEW THREATS THAT CAN COME AROUND, AND WE'RE ALWAYS AT RISK AT THAT OF THOSE, BUT WE ALWAYS ADAPT VERY QUICKLY AND BUILD DEFENSES
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
AS I MENTIONED, WE DO LIMITED CONTRACT COMPLIANCE AUDITS OF OUR CONCESSIONAIRES AND RENTAL CAR COMPANIES
WE COMMITTED, WE COMPLETED THREE IN 2022 AND WE'LL BE DOING QUITE A FEW MORE IN 2023
WE HAD EASED OFF A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF COVID AND THE IMPACT THAT A LOT OF CONCESSIONAIRES HAD GONE THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE SHUTDOWNS
BUT NOW THAT EVERYTHING IS UP AND RUNNING AND THE AIRPORT BUSINESS IS BOOMING, WE DO ANTICIPATE DOING MORE
AND IT'S A TWO WAY STREET
NOT ONLY ARE WE LOOKING AT THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY PAY THE PORT THE RIGHT AMOUNT, BUT IT'S A BENEFIT TO THE CONCESSIONAIRES BECAUSE MANY TIMES WE'LL FIND THAT THEY'RE OVERPAYING OR THEY'RE MAKING MISTAKES FROM THE RENTAL CAR COMPANIES, ARE THEY OVERCHARGING CUSTOMERS? SO FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING CHARGED THE RIGHT AMOUNT AND USERS OF THE AIRPORT THE RIGHT AMOUNT
THEY'RE NOT OVERPAYING OR UNDERPAYING, AND WE'RE COMPLYING WITH THE CONTRACTS
SO LIMITED CONTRACT COMPLIANCE AUDITS ACCORDINGLY
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE TWO AUDITS THAT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY, OUT OF THE 17, I THOUGHT THESE WOULD BE A GOOD EXAMPLE TO PROVIDE AS TO WHAT WE DO
BUT THE ACH PAYMENT FRAUD AUDIT AND THE SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF AUDITS, SO I'LL START WITH THOSE
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, COMMISSIONERS
IN LATE 2021, DUE TO A SERIES OF CONTROL BREAKDOWNS THAT STARTED WITH SOME SMALLER BUSINESSES, THE SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION, URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN SEATTLE, THEIR SYSTEMS WERE COMPROMISED PRIMARILY THROUGH A PHISHING ATTACK AND SOMEBODY IMPERSONATING THEM, WHICH I'LL GO INTO DUPED THE PORT INTO WIRING'S $572,000 INTO THESE FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTS
WE JUMPED IN THERE RIGHT AWAY AND WORKED WITH AFR AND THE REST OF THE PORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT UP CONTROLS AND BLOCKED AGAINST THESE AND THEN RECOVERED THE MONEY AS WELL
WE WORKED WITH PORT POLICE AND LATER ON HOMELAND SECURITY JUMPED IN TO ASSIST AND BE INVOLVED IN THIS AS WELL, SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE TOTAL FUNDS WIRED OUT FROM SEATTLE PARKS FOUNDATION STARTED OFF AT $184,000, BUT ONE OF THE ACCOUNTS OF FRAUDSTERS HAD CLOSED THE ACCOUNT
SO WE DID GET 48,000 BEING WIRED BACK
THE INITIAL NET LOSS ENDED UP BEING $135,000
THE PORT DOES HAVE CRIME INSURANCE
$110,000 WAS RECOVERED THROUGH THE CRIME INSURANCE
SO THE FINAL NET LOSS OF THE PORT WAS 25,000
URBAN LEAGUE, ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU KNOW, 388,000 WAS WIRED OUT
THAT HAPPENED AFTER SEATTLE PARKS, AND OUR REACTION WAS A LITTLE QUICKER
SO WELLS FARGO, OUR BANK, CONTACTED CITIBANK AND THEY FROZE THE ACCOUNT
NOW THERE WAS ABOUT 380, CLOSE TO $400,000 IN THE ACCOUNT, AND THERE WERE ABOUT TEN PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAD BEEN DUPED
SO BY REACTING QUICKLY AND WORKING WITH THE BANK, WE ENDED UP RECOVERING $307,000 FROM THERE
SO OUR NET LOSS ENDED UP BEING 80,000
AND AFTER CRIME INSURANCE, THE LOSS OF THE PORT WAS JUST $25,000
NONETHELESS, STATE AUDITORS ARE GOING TO COMMENT ON THIS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DID ADDRESS THEM, ADDRESS THESE ISSUES QUICKLY AND BUILD CONTROLS THAT WE DO HAVE IN PLACE
AND THERE'S STILL MORE TO BE DONE, AND YOU CAN ALWAYS ADAPT AND IMPROVE, BUT AT LEAST THE FRONTLINE CONTROLS WERE PUT IN AND IMPROVED
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO THE WAY THIS ORCHESTRATED OUT, BOTH LOWER LEVEL COORDINATORS AND AP SPECIALISTS AT BOTH SEATTLE PARK FOUNDATION URBAN LEAGUE HAD THEIR EMAIL ACCOUNTS COMPROMISED AND THE FRAUDSTERS THAT WERE WORKING OUT OF CYPRUS WERE ABLE TO SEND AN EMAIL IMPERSONATING THEM TO THE PORT ASKING FOR BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION TO BE CHANGED
AND AS SOON AS THE PORT ENGAGED THEM, THE FRAUDSTERS SET UP THESE FAKE DOMAIN NAMES FOR SENIOR LEVEL PEOPLE AT BOTH SEATTLE PARKS AND URBAN LEAGUES
IN THIS CASE, YOU CAN SEE THAT SEATTLE PARKS, MICHELLE AT SEATTLE PARKS WAS CHANGED TO MICHELLE AT SEATTLE PRAX, SO USER WOULDN'T EASILY CATCH THAT
AND ALTHOUGH THE FELICIA'S EMAIL WAS BEING USED AS WELL, JUST IN CASE SOMEBODY CAUGHT THAT AT EITHER URBAN LEAGUE AND THEY LOST ACCESS TO THAT, THEY ALSO HAD NOW THE SPOOF DOMAIN NAMES THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE PORT AND DUPE US INTO WIRING MONEY ACROSS
AND A VERY SIMILAR THING OCCURRED AT URBAN LEAGUE
THEY FOLLOWED THE EXACT SAME PATTERN, BUT IT WAS A LITTLE HARDER TO GET TO CATCH BECAUSE URBAN LEAGUE, WHEN THEY SET UP THE SECOND SPOOF LEVEL OF SPOOF DOMAIN NAMES, THEY CHANGED THE L FROM URBAN LEAGUE TO A CAPITAL I, WHICH IT'S A LITTLE HARD FOR THE EYE TO CATCH
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
IN OUR CASE, ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID RIGHT OFF THE BAT IS WE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE 58 USERS AT THE PORT THAT COULD SUBMIT REQUESTS OR ACTUALLY THEY COULD INITIATE A PROCESS TO UPDATE VENDOR BANKING INFORMATION AND CHANGE BANKING INFORMATION OR MODIFY VENDOR INFORMATION
SO WE THOUGHT THAT WAS TOO MANY
THEY WEREN'T VALIDATING THE INFORMATION THAT THEY WERE INITIATING A PROCESS ON AND THAT NEEDED TO CHANGE
SO WE HIGHLIGHTED THAT IN THE AUDIT
THE KEY BREAKDOWN THOUGH WAS AFTER THEY INITIATED A PROCESS, THERE'S A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE TO APPROVE THOSE CHANGES AND VET THOSE CHANGES, AND THAT PROCESS HAD FAILED AS WELL
SO AS THESE CHANGES CAME THROUGH, THEY WERE GETTING APPROVED WITHOUT THE PROPER AUTHENTICATION AND THE CHANGES WERE GOING LIVE AND PEOPLE SOFT AND ACCORDINGLY MONEY WAS BEING WIRED OUT
ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AND FIXED AT THIS POINT
ADDITIONALLY, I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE VENDOR CHANGES, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE DOING THIS, FOR WHATEVER REASON, INFORMATION SECURITY TRAINING TO HELP CATCH THIS HAD BEEN MISSED AND MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT
BUT NONETHELESS, WE HAD REQUIRED AND SUGGESTED THAT IT'S A REQUIREMENT OF THE PORT THAT ANYONE THAT'S IN A CRITICAL JOB ATTEND APPROPRIATE INFORMATION SECURITY TRAINING ON THESE FRAUDS
SO THE FACT THAT IT WAS MISSED AND PEOPLE WEREN'T ATTENDING THESE KIND OF JUST OPENED UP THE GATES A LITTLE BIT, INCREASED RISK
SO SERIES OF EVENTS WE IDENTIFIED THAT HAVE ALL BEEN CLOSED AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE ARE ALWAYS THERE AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TO BE ADDED AND IMPROVED UPON
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO COMMISSIONERS, THE NEXT AUDIT THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND, WHICH IS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR OEDI INITIATIVES
WE'RE WORKING WITH A LOT OF SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS AND WE'VE PLEDGED 10 MILLION OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD FOR BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY
SO, LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS
IT USED TO BE CALLED THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND, AND NOW IT'S CALLED THE SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND
BUT THERE'S SOME GREAT WORK THAT'S BEING DONE AND THIS IS PERFECTLY ALIGNED WITH OUR PORT MISSION
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE ASKED TO DO IS, CAN WE LOOK IN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING ALL OUR PROCESSES, DOTTING OUR i'S AND CROSSING OUR T'S? AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WERE DOING THOSE AND HELP THE BUSINESS BUILD APPROPRIATE CONTROLS
THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO WHEN WE WENT TO COMMISSIONERS, WE NOTICED, OKAY, WE HAVE SOME PROCESSES THAT WE'RE BUILDING UP, AND WE DIDN'T SEE DOCUMENTED APPROVALS IN MANY CASES, AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS EXCEEDED CONTRACT THRESHOLDS
BUT THOSE ARE EASY FIXES
AND WE TALKED TO THE BUSINESS AND WE JUST SAID, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THESE
YOU ARE DOING THIS
WE HAVE NO REASON TO THINK YOU'RE NOT DOING IT, BUT YOU NEED TO DOCUMENT IT AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION
AND THESE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID, WE STEPPED BACK AND WE LOOKED AT IT FROM AN EQUITY PERSPECTIVE AND WE SAID, OKAY, THESE ARE SMALL BUSINESSES
THEY'RE SMALL ORGANIZATIONS
THEY'RE NOT LIKE THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COMPANIES THAT WE DO BUSINESS WITH, AND WE'RE STILL HOLDING THEM TO THE SAME STANDARD
FOR INSTANCE, THE RCW REQUIRES AN ANNUAL REPORT, AND WE HAD MONTHLY REPORTS AND A LOT OF DOCUMENTATION THAT THESE FIRMS WERE PUTTING TOGETHER AND REPORTS
AND WE THOUGHT MAYBE THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT MUCH FOR A SMALL ORGANIZATION THAT'S CLEANING UP A PARK OR PLANTING TREES OR BUILDING UP THE COMMUNITY
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE THOUGHT WERE MAYBE EXCESSIVE NEEDED, WE SUGGESTED MAYBE TAKING A SECOND LOOK AT THOSE
ADDITIONALLY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GRANULARITY OF THE CONTRACTS, WE THOUGHT THOSE COULD POSSIBLY BE IMPROVED AS WELL AND ENHANCED
FOR INSTANCE, THERE WAS ONE EXAMPLE WOULD BE YOU CAN BUY 20 GLOVES AT A DOLLAR A PIECE
IF YOU CAN'T FIND GLOVES FOR A DOLLAR A PIECE, YOU'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE
THERE'S A WAY TO REWRITE THESE CONTRACTS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO WE DID WORK WITH PROCUREMENT
PROCUREMENT HAS MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS, AND THERE'S MUCH WORK STILL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
BUT UNDERSTANDING THESE ARE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE MAKING IT SIMPLE IN THEM AND MAKE IT EASY TO DO BUSINESS WITH ALSO WITH THE PORT AS WE MOVE FORWARD HERE
SO, LIKE I SAID, PROCUREMENT HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS
THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE AND BOOKDA GHEISAR, WHO'S OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OEDI, IS LEADING THE EFFORT WITH CPO TO ENHANCE THESE PROCESSES
OKAY, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
SO, IN A NUTSHELL, OUR 2023 AUDIT STRATEGY WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED IS TO CONTINUE TO STAY INDEPENDENT AND OBJECTIVE
WE DO HAVE COMMISSIONER CHO BACK ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AS WELL
WE'RE GOING TO ENHANCE OUR PROCESSES BY VIEWING WORK THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS
AS I JUST MENTIONED, WITH THE SOUTH KING COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND, WITH OUR CONCESSION PROCESSES, WE'LL CONTINUE TO STREAMLINE THOSE AND CONTINUE TO BE EFFICIENT AND BE BEST IN CLASS WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'RE SPENDING ON CAPITAL
AND WITH SAMP OUT THERE, WE HAVE TO FOCUS AND IMPROVE WITH CAPITAL, AND WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN ON CAPITAL THERE
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I SEE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
THE CENTER FOR INTERNET SECURITY
THEIR KEY CONTROLS
WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOCUS THERE AND PROTECT THE PORT FROM ANY CYBERSECURITY RISKS, THE BEST FOR OUR ABILITY WITH OUR RESOURCES
I ALSO WANT TO AS I MENTIONED, I DO KNOW WE HAVE SARAH HOLMSTROM, WHO WAS A VOLUNTEER MEMBER OF OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND SHE'S ON THE LINE NOW
SO, SARAH, IS THERE ANYTHING FIRST, THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE COMMITTEE AND IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD OR FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE? HI, EVERYONE
THANKS FOR HAVING ME AND THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE IN THIS VOLUNTEER POSITION
IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT TO GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PORT
I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE ON THE INTERNAL AUDIT TEAM
THEY'VE BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH AND SUPER HELPFUL IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS
ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE REALLY LIKED IN BEING HERE IS I DO FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE A CONCERN OR I BRING UP QUESTIONS, THEY'RE ADDRESSED, AND EVERYONE IS REALLY TRANSPARENT WITH THEIR INFORMATION AND REALLY HELPFUL AND INTERESTED
IN MAKING ALL OF THE RESULTS BE IMPLEMENTED AND MAKE THE PORT A BETTER PLACE WITH MORE EFFECTIVE CONTROLS AND LESS ISSUES TO FOCUS ON, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATE
AND SOMETIMES THERE ISN'T ALWAYS THAT OPENNESS TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND COMMEND THE TEAM FOR BEING WILLING TO DO SO
THANK YOU
SO I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT SARAH IS A SENIOR MANAGER AT AMAZON
SHE'S BEEN THE CFO OF TWO LARGER TRIBES IN THE AREA AND SHE CAME TO US
SHE ALSO WORKED AT THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE
SO SHE'S GOT A VAST ARRAY OF EXPERIENCE THAT SHE BRINGS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
AND I'LL PASS IT TO COMMISSIONER CHO OR COMMISSIONER MOHAMED FOR ANY COMMENTS
EXCELLENT
SO AT THIS POINT, I'LL OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
MR COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT, I THINK THERE'S A MANAGEMENT RESPONSE
DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THE MANAGEMENT RESPONSE PRIOR TO QUESTIONS? SURE, MR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
NO
ALL RIGHT
ACTUALLY, GO AHEAD
SORRY, I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON SOMETHING ELSE
BUT COMMISSIONER, THEN AS YOU KNOW, THE INTERNAL AUDIT PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICING IN ENSURING THE EFFICIENCY, COMPLIANCE AND TRANSPARENCY TO PORT OPERATIONS
WE'RE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO GLENN FOR HIS WORK FOR HIS PRESENTATION
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I WANT TO PROVIDE A FEW BRIEF REMARKS, PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE INTERNAL AUDIT'S FINDINGS REGARDING THE SOUTH KING COUNTY IMPACT FUND
IMPLEMENTING THE SOUTH KING COUNTY IMPACT FUND HAS BEEN AN ITERATIVE PROCESS AND HAS PUSHED PORT STAFF TO LEAN INTO THAT WITH INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE WAYS TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT COMMISSIONER HAVE LAID OUT FOR THE PROGRAM
I'M PLEASED TO
SAY THAT EACH PHASE HAS ALLOWED US TO TAKE LESSONS LEARNED AND IMPROVE FOR THE NEXT TIME
FOR EXAMPLE, WE REVISED CONTRACT TERMS FROM TERMS FROM TWELVE PAGES TO FIVE PAGES TO MAKE THE PROCESS MORE ACHIEVABLE FOR THE NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WE WORK WITH AND DEVELOP CONTRACT TERMS SPECIFIC TO THE PROGRAM, WHICH GLENN WAS TALKING ABOUT IS VERY IMPORTANT
WE'VE ALSO MOVED TO MULTI YEAR CONTRACTS, WHICH HELPS US AND OUR PARTNERS BETTER PLAN AND EXECUTE ON THESE PROJECTS FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND ECONOMIC RECOVERY CYCLE THREE, WE CONTINUE TO MAKE ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO IMPROVE OUR PROCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND OUR INTERNAL TEAM
WE APPRECIATE THE INSIGHTS OF INTERNAL AUDIT TO HELP US GUIDE THIS PROCESS, AND WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO MAKING THIS PROGRAM MORE EFFECTIVE, MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE ALIGNED WITH OUR GOALS FOR THE SOUTH KING COUNTY FUND GOING FORWARD
AND I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE WORK ON ACH AND HOW WE COLLABORATIVELY LOOKED AT THAT AND CLOSING THE LINKS AND TIGHTEN UP THE PROCESS
THE THREATS FOR CYBERSECURITY IS SOMETHING WE TAKE
AND THE WORK THAT AUDIT IS DOING IN RELATIONSHIP TO THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE RISKS FOR US OVERALL, BECAUSE WE SEE THAT AND WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND WITH THAT, JUST SAYING THAT CYBERSECURITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE A FOCUS FOR US GOING FORWARD WITH THOSE RISK
THANKS, STEVE
BEFORE I OPEN IT UP TO COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER CALKINS HAS STEPPED OUT FOR A SECOND TO TESTIFY IN OLYMPIA REMOTELY AND HE'LL BE JOINING US AGAIN IN A SECOND, IN A FEW MINUTES
HERE, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
WELL, I WILL START BY THANKING DIRECTOR GLENN AND THE WHOLE AUDIT TEAM FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO
EFFICIENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY IS SO IMPORTANT TO THIS ORGANIZATION
WE ARE A PUBLIC AGENCY AND YOUR TEAM ENSURES THAT THERE'S GOOD PUBLIC TRUST AND ENSURING THAT WE HAVE STRONG CONTROLS AND COMPLIANCE IS IMPORTANT IN MAKING SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN THAT PUBLIC TRUST
AND SO I'M SUPER GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO, AND IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR SERVING ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT COMES THROUGH THERE, AND YOU ALL ARE ALWAYS SO DETAILED AND PROVIDE US WITH GREAT INFORMATION AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR WORK AS COMMISSIONERS REALLY WELL
OVERSIGHT, FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMISSIONER WORK AND THAT COMMITTEE ENSURES THAT WE'RE DOING THAT WELL
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK
I ALSO WANT TO THANK SARAH WHO DONATES HER TIME TO THE PORT AND IS INCREDIBLY SMART AND SERVES ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH US
AND SHE BRINGS A LOT OF EXPERTISE TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR HER TIME AS WELL
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, MY PRIMARY REASON WAS TO THANK SARAH TOO
I'VE NEVER MET HER, BUT I'M JUST AMAZED AT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE VOLUNTEERS THAT COME WITH THIS KIND OF EXPERTISE TO HELP THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE VALUE OF THAT AND THE TIME SPENT
IT'S JUST REMARKABLE AND GREATLY APPRECIATED
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'LL MAKE A FEW COMMENTS
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC MEMBER, SARAH HOLSTROM, WHO'S BEEN AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE
I LOVE THAT WE HAVE THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION
I THINK IT HELPS US AVOID GROUPTHINK AND THE ECHO CHAMBER OF OUR DAIS UP HERE
AND SHE JUST BRINGS A BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE AND I'VE JUST SEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ENGAGEMENT FROM HER ON EVERYTHING THAT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN THE CASE BEFORE
AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, SARAH
I REALLY DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND YOUR PARTICIPATION
I ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS THE TWO ITEMS THAT GLENN BROUGHT UP
FIRST IS THE ACH FRAUD? LOOK, THESE THINGS HAPPEN AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY ONE PLACE OR PERSON THAT WE SHOULD BE POINTING THE FINGER TO
I THINK COLLECTIVELY WE'VE ALL PUT IN THE PROTOCOLS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE SHORTFALLINGS IN OUR STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
BUT ONE THING THAT I DID WANT TO COMMEND THE TEAM ON IS THE FACT THAT WE ACTED DECISIVELY AND QUICKLY TO RECOVER AS MUCH OF THE FUNDS AS WE POSSIBLY COULD
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WAY WORSE
IN CONCLUSION, WE COULD HAVE RECOVERED NONE OF THE MONEY
WE DIDN'T RECOVER ALL OF IT
BUT THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE QUICKLY AND PRECISELY AND RECOVER MORE, LIKE 90% OF IT IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR TEAM'S ABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS
SO THANK YOU, GLENN, AND TO EVERYONE ELSE IN THE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS WORKED HARD TO DO THAT
AND THEN SECONDLY, WITH REGARDS TO SOUTH KING COUNTY IMPACT FUND, I SAY THIS EVERY TIME, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM, WE REALLY ARE PUSHING THE ENVELOPE AND BEING CREATIVE WITH HOW WE DO THINGS
THIS IS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, TECHNICALLY A CONTRACT WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE KIND OF BECOME CREATIVE WITH BECAUSE WE'RE A PUBLIC AGENCY AND WE CAN'T JUST GIVE UP MONEY DUE TO THE GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS ISSUE OR RULES
WE CAN'T JUST MAKE THIS A NORMAL GRANT PROGRAM WHERE WE JUST GIVE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS MONEY
AND SO AS THOSE WHO WORKED ON THIS PROJECT KNOW, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME KINDLY TO FIGURE OUT THE PROGRAM, TO REJIGGER THE PROGRAM
I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TRYING TO TAP INTO THIS THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN THINGS AND WHATNOT
AND SO THE FACT THAT OUR TEAM HAS BEEN AGILE AND HAS BEEN OPEN TO TWEAKING THE PROGRAM SUCH THAT IT MEETS ALL OUR AUDIT REQUIREMENTS BUT ALSO FULFILLS THE MISSION OF THE SOUTH KING COUNTY IMPACT FUND IS I THINK TREMENDOUS WORK AND HOPEFULLY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE UP AGAINST SIMILAR CHALLENGES DUE TO THE GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS ISSUE SEES OUR WORK AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW MAYBE WE CAN OPEN UP MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT NEED RESOURCES
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU AND THE TEAM OVER AT IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND BOOKDA'S TEAM TO US TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE
YES
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, IN MY DESIRE TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE, I FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GREAT WORK OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AT LARGE AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE DEDICATION OF MR FERNANDEZ AND COMPANY
SO IT'S REALLY TOUGH WORK, AND TO PAY ATTENTION TO THESE THINGS IS REALLY GREATLY APPRECIATED, WHICH THE ADDED BENEFIT OF HAVING A COMMUNITY MEMBER IS GREAT, AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT
ONE THING HAS HUNG OUT FOR ME A WHILE, AND I WONDER, CAN YOU PROVIDE ANY INSIGHT ON THIS WEST SIDE FIRE STATION DELAY THAT IS PART OF THE AUDITS? SO AT THIS POINT, I THINK WE'RE VERY CLOSE
IF NOT DONE ON THE ACTUAL PROJECT, I DON'T WANT TO COMMENT ON THE AUDIT, BUT ON THE PROJECT, WE ANTICIPATE, THERE'S ONE FINAL ISSUE WITH THE DOOR
MATTER OF FACT, I WAS TALKING WITH STAFF ABOUT THAT TODAY, AND WE LOOK TO OPEN THE WEST SIDE FIRE STATION IN FEBRUARY, AND I'M HEADING OVER TO THE FIRE STATION THIS AFTERNOON, SO I'LL CONFIRM
KICK THE TIRES FOR ME
YEAH
SO STEVE SAID THIS IS DONE
IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY, COMMISSIONER, AS YOU KNOW, BUT HOPEFULLY WE GET THIS THING DONE AND PUT TO REST
SO ALL PROBLEMS THAT GOT US HERE ARE MORE OR LESS IDENTIFIED AND RESOLVED
WELL, THERE'S SOME LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO AFTER BECAUSE OF THE DELAYS AND SOME CLEANUPS, BUT THAT'S FOR THE PORT'S CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND EVERYTHING'S BEEN HANDED OUT
I WILL POINT OUT THAT OUR AUDIT REPORTS, COMMISSIONER, ARE MADE PUBLIC, AND THE WORK THAT WE DO IS ON OUR WEBSITE
THANKS
APPRECIATE IT
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA FOR THE DAY
ARE THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OR MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA? MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, BEFORE WE DO THAT, DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS SEGMENT, OR DO YOU WANT TO RECESS AND WAIT FOR COMMISSIONER CALKINS TO RETURN? I THINK WE CAN CONTINUE
I THINK WE'RE PAST MOST OF THE THINGS THAT MAYBE COMMISSIONER CALKINS MIGHT BE WANTING TO WEIGH IN
THANK YOU
I JUST WANTED TO OFFER THAT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT
AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED IN HIS OPENING REMARKS, THIS IS LUNAR NEW YEAR
SUNDAY WAS THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY, AND IT DOES REPRESENT THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT, AND THE RABBIT DOES REPRESENT LUCK AND PROSPERITY, AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED, BUT IT ALSO REPRESENTS PATIENCE, GRACE, AND SENSITIVITY
LUNAR NEW YEAR HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN AN AUSPICIOUS TIME FOR PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF KING COUNTY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND IT SETS THE TONE FOR THE NEXT 365 DAYS
AND THAT'S WHY SO MANY OF US ARE SO DEEPLY IMPACTED BY THE MASS SHOOTING THAT TOOK PLACE ON LUNAR NEW YEAR, AS WELL AS THE SHOOTING THAT TOOK PLACE THE FOLLOWING DAY
IT'S A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS GRIEVE AND MOVE THROUGH THE ROUNDS OF LOSS AND ANGER AND RESOLVE FOR CHANGE, THAT I AM CHANNELING THROUGH THE RABBIT ZODIAC, THE CALL TO PRACTICE BEING GENTLE, BEING GENTLE WITH MYSELF, AND TO BE GENTLE WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND ME
AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ALL OF US WOULD STAND TO BENEFIT, TO CHANNEL
IN LIGHT OF THREE BACK TO BACK ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS, INCLUDING SUNDAY MONTEREY PARK, YESTERDAY IN HALF MOON BAY, AND ONE THIS MORNING IN YAKIMA COUNTY, WHERE THREE WASHINGTONIANS WERE SHOT AND KILLED
MR PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO AMEND AGENDA NUMBER EIGHT O, PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022 ON THE COMMISSION BUSINESS BIDDING AGENDA, THE ADOPTION OF THE 2023 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AS FOLLOWS QUOTE UNDER THE PRIORITY AGENDA ITEMS ON PAGE ONE IN THE SECTION TITLED EQUITY AND COMMUNITY FOCUS TO ADD A NEW BULLET TITLED PUBLIC SAFETY FOR TRAVELING PUBLIC PORT EMPLOYEES AND USERS OF PORT FACILITIES TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT INCREASES GUN CONTROL MEASURES AND INCREASES PUBLIC SAFETY AT PORT FACILITIES
EXCELLENT
THERE IS A MOTION BEFORE US TO AMEND AGENDA ITEM 8 O, PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THANK YOU
THE PORT OF SEATTLE, MR PRESIDENT, HAS GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO SECURE ITS OWN FACILITIES FROM AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
BUT WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE BROADER ISSUE OF WHERE GUNS ARE COMING FROM
THE FACT IS THAT LAST YEAR, THE PORT OF SEATTLE SEIZED MORE FIREARMS IN ITS GATEWAY THAN EVER BEFORE, AND THE PROLIFERATION OF FIREARMS THROUGHOUT SOCIETY REQUIRES MORE STRINGENT MEASURES TO CONTROL THEM
AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK MENTIONED IN HIS COMMENTS THIS MORNING THAT AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, SAFETY HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT THE VERY TOP OF OUR PRIORITY LIST
THERE ARE THREE SIGNIFICANT PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT THE GOVERNOR REQUESTED AND SHOULD BE TRACKED BY STAFF
HOUSE BILL 1240, HOUSE BILL 1143, AND SENATE BILL 50 78, ALL OF WHICH HAVE COMPANION BILLS
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
SO NOW WE WILL GO ON A VOTE
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT? NO
SO HEARING NONE
THAT AMENDMENT PASSES
I BELIEVE THERE'S ANOTHER AMENDMENT BEING PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT CHO, FOR RECOGNIZING ME
ON THAT SAME ITEM, I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE 2023 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
THE LANGUAGE THAT I WILL BE SHARING HAS ALREADY BEEN SHARED WITH THE CLERK, AND I BELIEVE YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THAT
UNDER THE PRIORITY AGENDA ITEM PAGE ONE
IN THE SECTION TITLED EQUITY AND COMMUNITY FOCUS, I'D LIKE TO ADD A NEW BULLET TITLED SUPPORT OF QUALITY JOBS AND QUALITY CHILDCARE AND AT THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE TO SUPPORT QUALITY JOBS FOR PORT EMPLOYEES
THE PORT SHALL SUPPORT EFFORTS TO INCREASE CHILDCARE FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE AND ADJACENT TO PORT FACILITIES
THAT'S THE CLOSING OF EXCELLENT
AND I'LL JUST SAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE ADVOCATING TO SUPPORT HOUSE BILL 1199
IN PARTICULAR, THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR ADDITIONAL CHILD CARE OPTIONS THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON STATE
AND WE KNOW THAT THIS ALSO IMPACTS PORT EMPLOYEES
AND WE'RE ALSO SUPPORTING THE CHILDCARE FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WAS INTRODUCED BY COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AND SO I THINK THIS IS VERY MUCH IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT
AND SO I HOPE WE VOTE TO SUPPORT THIS
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, THERE'S A MOTION BEFORE US TO AMEND THE AGENDA ITEM FOR THE STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA 2023
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND
EXCELLENT
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT? HEARING NONE THAT AMENDMENT PASSES NOW
WE WILL CONSIDER THE NEW LEGISLATIVE AGENDA WITH THE AMENDMENT
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO READOPTING THE 2023 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AS AMENDED HERE TODAY? ALL RIGHT
SEEING NO OBJECTION, THAT ITEM IS READOPTED AS AMENDED
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COMMISSIONERS
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THESE ISSUES
I'M GLAD THAT AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE CAN REMAIN NIMBLE ENOUGH TO ADD PRIORITIES AS WE SEE THEM FIT
ALL RIGHT
ANY OTHER ITEMS, REFERRALS, OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? NO
I'M GOING TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT HERE
I MEANT TO MAKE THIS COMMENT LAST WEEK, BUT IN THE EXCITEMENT OF THE NEW OFFICERS AND WHATNOT, I WAS REMISS AND I FORGOT, BUT WE RECENTLY LOST A VERY SENIOR AND IMPORTANT MEMBER OF OUR AVIATION TEAM
DON HUNTER, WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE PORT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, LEFT US AND SHE STARTED OUT IN OUR AIRPORT DINING AND RETAIL, AND SHE MOVED TO BECOME THE INTERIM CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
THIS IS A HUGE LOSS FOR US IN THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL TOOK A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE DON AND CELEBRATE HER AND CONGRATULATE HER
SHE IS MOVING ON TO GREENER PASTURES, BUT SHE IS ALSO STAYING LOCAL, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AND SHE WON'T BE GOING FAR
SO, DON, IF YOU'RE LISTENING OR TUNING IN, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WOULD BE ANYMORE, BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, COME BACK
[LAUGHTER] BUT SECONDLY, AS I SAY, WITH ANYONE WHO LEAVES THE PORT, YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE
YOU ALWAYS HAVE A FAMILY HERE, YOU ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE HERE
AND I AM REALLY SERIOUS WHEN I SAY THAT IF THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF, WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BACK HERE
AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL END MY COMMENTS AND OPEN IT UP FOR ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS WHO MAY HAVE COMMENTS REGARDING THAT MATTER OR ANY OTHER MATTER
COMMISSIONER MOHAMED, PRESIDENT CHO
I ALSO ECHO THOSE SAME SENTIMENTS FOR DON HUNTER
SHE'S AN INCREDIBLY HARDWORKING PERSON, AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE LOST HER AT THE PORT
AND I JUST HAD A CHECK IN WITH DIRECTOR LANCE LITTLE AND THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID TO HIM I SAID, THERE'S NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING DON BACK
AND SO IF SHE HEARS THIS, I ALSO APPRECIATE HER PUBLIC SERVICE AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT SHE'S DONE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, ESPECIALLY SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES
AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES AT THE PORT, AT THE AIRPORT APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT SHE'S DONE, BUT ALSO SHE'S MADE A HUGE IMPACT IN THE REGION, AND SO I HEAR SUPPORT FOR HER ACROSS THE CITY, ACROSS THE REGION
I JUST WANT TO SAY IN PUBLIC THAT I ALSO APPRECIATE HER
I WASN'T HERE EARLIER THIS MORNING WHEN COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN INTRODUCED THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ORDER, BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR US TO REFLECT ON ISSUES OF ANTISEMITISM AND LIVING IN KING COUNTY
INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE
AND SO I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND I THINK NOW THAT KNOWING THAT THERE IS A RISE IN ANTI SEMITISM IN OUR REGION, IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE USE OUR VOICES, THAT WE USE OUR PLATFORM TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST IT
AND I STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH YOU ALWAYS AND THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN OUR STATE AND ACROSS THE WORLD
THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENT
EXCELLENT
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA? NO
OKAY
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD ALL THE BUSINESS TO BE DOING OUT THERE, AND HAVING US AS A UNANIMOUS FORCE WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
GREAT EXECUTIVE METRUCK
ANY CLOSING COMMENTS FROM YOU? YEAH, THANKS COMMISSIONERS AND THANKS PRESIDENT CHO FOR THAT RECOGNITION OF DON HUNTER AND HER CONTRIBUTIONS BOTH TO AVIATION AND TO THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE
I DO WANT TO TAKE JUST A POINT TO YOU HEARD IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY TODAY REGARDING TUB LAKE
AND I JUST WANT TO PASS ON FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS KNOW THIS
THE PORT AND THE CITY OF SEATAC ARE VERY BOTH VERY AWARE OF THE ECOLOGICAL VALUE OF TUB LAKE AND THEN THE NEED TO PROTECT THIS VALUABLE RESOURCE
THERE ARE VARIOUS STUDIES UNDERWAY THAT WILL INFORM THE DISCUSSION AND DECISIONS ABOUT NORTH SEATAC PARK FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS RECOMMENDED VIA THE JAC RELATIVE, THE PORT SEAL, NORTH SEATAC PARK AND THE 55 ACRE PROPERTY
THESE STUDIES WILL BE COMPLETED AND PRESENTED BY THE END OF 2023
AND TUB LAKE IS A QUAKING FEN, WHICH IS A TERM FOR THAT TYPE OF VALUABLE ECOLOGICAL PROPERTY
IT IS
IT'S A TYPE OF WETLAND OF PARTICULARLY HIGH ECOLOGICAL VALUE
WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND IT'S AT TOP OF OUR INTEREST OF PROTECTING THAT BOTH OURSELVES AND THE CITY OF SEATAC
THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY
THANK YOU, STEVE
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
WELCOME BACK FROM OLYMPIA
DO YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR US? NO, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE PORT HELICOPTER DOWN AND BACK REALLY QUICKLY
WE DON'T OWN A HELICOPTER
WE'RE NOT USING PUBLIC DOLLARS FOR THAT
THAT WAS A JOKE
THE RECORD
NO, IT WAS GREAT
YEAH
I HAD A CHANCE TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY ON SENATE BILL 53 80 WHICH IS RELATED TO CITING PARTICULARLY CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS IN THE STATE WHICH IS OF PARAMOUNT CONCERN FOR US TO GO TO SEATTLE AS WE LOOK FOR WAYS TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL LIQUID FUELS FOR PLANES AND TRAINS AND BOATS AND TRUCKS SO WE CAN POWER THE ECONOMY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GROW HERE
ON CLEAN FUELS
AWESOME
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY ON THE PORT OF THE FUTURE
WITH THAT HEARING, NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 12:02P.M..

Limitations of Translatable Documents

PDF files are created with text and images are placed at an exact position on a page of a fixed size.

Web pages are fluid in nature, and the exact positioning of PDF text creates presentation problems.

PDFs that are full page graphics, or scanned pages are generally unable to be made accessible, In these cases, viewing whatever plain text could be extracted is the only alternative.