The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-04-11 at Pier 69

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The Regular Meeting meeting scheduled for 2023-04-11 at Pier 69

YOU
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO CONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 11, 2023
THE TIME IS 10:30 A.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, COMMISSION CHAMBERS AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS PRESENT WITH ME TODAY ARE COMMISSIONERS CALKINS, FELLEMAN, HASEGAWA AND MOHAMED, WHO ARE CURRENTLY GATHERED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ROOM WAIT AWAITING THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC MEETING
WE'LL NOW RECESS INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION
DISCUSS TWO ITEMS REGARDING LITIGATION AND OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION OR LEGAL RISK PER RCW 42.30.110, SUB ONE, SUB I FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES AND ONE ITEM RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PER RCW 42.30.110, SUB ONE, SOME G FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND WE WILL RECONVENE INTO PUBLIC SESSION AT NOON SHARP
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU
WE ARE IN RECESS
ALL RIGHT
THIS IS COMMISSION PRESIDENT SAM CHO RECONVENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 11, 2023
THE TIME IS 12:08 P.M.
WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON TODAY AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, COMMISSION CHAMBERS AND VIRTUALLY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF ALL COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE
THANK YOU
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I'M HERE
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO? AYE, PRESIDENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
PRESENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
PRESENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM ESTABLISHED HERE TODAY
EXCELLENT
A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS BEFORE WE BEGIN
FOR EVERYONE IN THE MEETING, PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONES OR PUT THEM ON SILENT
FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING ON MICROSOFT TEAMS, PLEASE MUTE YOUR SPEAKERS WHEN NOT ACTIVELY SPEAKING OR PRESENTING
PLEASE KEEP YOUR CAMERAS OFF UNLESS YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY, OR YOU ARE A STAFF MEMBER OF THE STAFF IN A PRESENTATION AND ARE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE COMMISSIONER
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION DURING PUBLIC COMMENT MAY TURN ON THEIR CAMERAS WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED TO SPEAK AND WILL TURN THEM BACK OFF AGAIN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR REMARKS
FOR EVERYONE AT THE DAIS HERE TODAY, PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR SPEAKERS ON ANY COMPUTERS AND SILENCE YOUR DEVICES
PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTIONS TO BE RECOGNIZED, TO SPEAK THROUGH THE CHAIR, AND TO WAIT TO SPEAK UNTIL YOU'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED
YOU'LL TURN YOUR MICROPHONES ON AND OFF AS NEEDED
ALL THE ITEMS NOTED HERE WILL ENSURE A SMOOTHER MEETING, SO I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
ALL VOTES TODAY WILL BE TAKEN BY THE ROLL CALL METHOD SO THAT IT'S CLEAR FOR ANYONE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY HOW VOTES ARE CAST
COMMISSIONERS WILL SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN THEIR NAME IS CALLED
WE ARE MEETING ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS AND WATERS OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE SHARE A COMMITMENT TO STEWARD THESE NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND MAY BE VIEWED OR HEARD AT ANY TIME ON THE PORT'S WEBSITE AND MAY BE REBROADCAST BY KING COUNTY TELEVISION
PLEASE NOW STAND OR JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCES [THE PEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE IS RECITED]
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
AS A REMINDER, IF A COMMISSIONER WISHES TO COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PULL THE ITEM FROM THESE CONSENT AGENDA
RATHER, A COMMISSIONER MAY OFFER SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING COMMENTS ONCE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ON THE FLOOR AND BEFORE THE VOICE TAKEN
HOWEVER, IF A COMMISSIONER WANTS TO ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR WISHES TO HAVE A DIALOGUE ON A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO REQUEST THAT ITEM TO BE PULLED FOR A SEPARATE DISCUSSION
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY MOTIONS TO REARRANGE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY? I DON'T SEE ANY HERE ANY VIRTUALLY JOINING US
YES, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME, PRESIDENT CHO
I WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY PULL ITEM EIGHT G AND HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS
OKAY
ITEM EIGHT G WILL BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ADRESSED AS SOON AS THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED
ANY OTHER ITEMS, MR COMMISSIONER? PRESIDENT TEN B
YEAH
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, DID YOU ALSO INTEND TO PULL TEN B PERHAPS FROM THE AGENDA? THAT IS CORRECT
EXCELLENT
I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO PULL THAT ITEM AND POSTPONE IT FOR THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING ON APRIL 18
THANK YOU
OKAY, GREAT
SO WE WILL PULL TEN B AND POSTPONE THAT AND MOVE IT TO THE APRIL 18 MEETING OF THE COMMISSION
MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT, THAT ONE NEEDS A GENERAL CONSENT
WELL, CORRECT
I'M SORRY, THAT'S NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
IT'S UNDER GENERAL CONSENT
YEAH, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION
YEAH, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PULL THAT
ANY OTHERS? GREAT
COMMISSIONERS, THE QUESTION IS NOW AN APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? SO MOVE
SECOND
OKAY, GREAT
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND
IS THERE AN OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL? YEAH
IS THERE AN OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? HEARING NONE
THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AS AMENDED
GREAT
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM FOUR A
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMANCE REVIEW
ALL RIGHT, SO EVERY YEAR WE AS A COMMISSIONER, ONE OF OUR JOBS IS TO DO A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO'S ONE OF OUR DIRECT REPORTS AND PROBABLY OUR MOST IMPORTANT DIRECT REPORT
LET ME JUST START OFF BY SAYING, AS I SAID TO YOU, STEVE, IN OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO HAVE YOU AS A LEADER HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
I THINK WE'RE REALLY LUCKY BECAUSE YOU HAVE SUCH A TREMENDOUS BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE
OBVIOUSLY, YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY IS IN THE COAST GUARD AND YOU BRING A PERSPECTIVE THAT IS UNIQUE, I THINK, AMONG MANY PORT EXECUTIVES
AND I'VE NOW HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET MANY PORT EXECUTIVES AS I'VE TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, GONE TO TPM, GONE TO OTHER PORTS
AND I CAN REALLY SAY THAT WE REALLY LUCKED OUT IN HAVING YOU
AND AS FAR AS THE 2022 YEAR IS CONCERNED, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE COMING BACK FROM SEVERAL YEARS OF HAVING COVID
WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH CHALLENGES COMING OUT OF COVID RIGHT WHERE OUR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IS NOT BACK AND WHATNOT
BUT THE REALITY IS THAT WE HAVE HANDLED THE CIRCUMSTANCES IMPECCABLY
AND I THINK THAT IS A HUGE TESTAMENT TO YOU, STEVE, AND THE TEAM THAT YOU LEAD
AND I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T LIKE TO TAKE ALL THE CREDIT, BUT IT DOES TAKE STRONG LEADERSHIP AND BUY IN AND AVIATION
AND I THINK THE FACT THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE YOU AN EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE RATING THIS YEAR FOR 2022 EXCUSE ME, IS A TESTAMENT TO ALL THOSE THINGS
AND SO I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL WITH YOU TO COP 27 AND JUST GET TO KNOW YOU ON A PERSONAL LEVEL AS WELL
AND I KNOW THAT OUR VALUES ARE IN LINE
AND DESPITE SOME OF THE PUSH AND PULL THAT WE EXPERIENCE, I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE IN DISAGREEMENT OR YOU'RE AGAINST US
IT'S JUST THAT YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR PLATE AND WE'RE TRYING TO PRIORITIZE THINGS AS A PORT
AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT LEVEL HEADEDNESS AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU BRING TO US
SO WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN IT UP TO COMMISSIONER FOR A COMMENT, STARTING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS, WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE POOR COMMISSION LAST YEAR AND NORMALLY WOULD HAVE LET THIS, BUT IS JOINING US REMOTELY
SO, COMMISSIONER CALKINS, I'LL HANDLE FLOOR OVER TO YOU FOR COMMENTS
IF YOU CAN HEAR US, OKAY, MAYBE WE'LL GO TO ANOTHER COMMISSIONER
WHILE COMMISSIONER CALKINS, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
IN MY TIME HERE SO FAR, I'VE PERSONALLY FELT SO SUPPORTED AND WELCOMED BY YOU AND THE STAFF I STEPPED IN AS WE BEGAN RECOVERY
AND I HAVE VERY MUCH ADMIRED THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU'VE DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THAT PHASE
AS WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO NAVIGATE IT, IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY BEING IN YOUR PLACE AND THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT YOU HAVE HAD TO MAKE AROUND VACCINE REQUIREMENTS, AROUND STAFFING SHORTAGE ISSUES AND SOME REALLY CHALLENGING BUDGETING SCENARIOS
AS COMMISSIONERS, OUR JOB IS TO CONVEY VALUES AND VISION IN A DIRECTION, AND WE HAVE TRUST IN YOU TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT THOSE VALUES
CHANGE IS CONSTANT
AND WITH WHAT I HAVE COME TO THE PORT OF SEATTLE WITH, I HAVE BEEN SO GRATEFUL TO YOU TO EMBRACE THE CHANGE THAT I'VE BROUGHT
THE PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION AROUND THE HIRING OF A POLICE CHIEF WAS SO IMPORTANT
THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS THAT YOU'VE HAD WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AROUND CREWS, THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE BEACON HILL AND SOUTH SEATTLE COMMUNITIES WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN EXPLICITLY ENGAGED AS A BUDGET ITEM AROUND DIFFICULT ISSUES WITH AIR POLLUTION
I ADMIRE HOW YOU HAVE RUN TOWARDS THE CRUX OF DIFFICULT ISSUES
I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT YOUR PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL
I'M GOING TO BE PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MOTION BEFORE US, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU AND COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PUBLIC SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE
THANK YOU SO MUCH
COMMISSIONER HAS A GIRL
ARE YOU EMBARRASSED YET? COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? OH, YEAH
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, ARE YOU ABLE TO UNMUTE? IS HE IN THE MEETING? I DON'T EVEN SEE AYE.
HE IS? OKAY, I'M HERE
OKAY, GO AHEAD
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, IF YOU WANT TO PROVIDE ANY REMARKS ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE, GO AHEAD
YEAH
ASIDE FROM WHAT WE'VE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND IN STEVE, AND OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ONE ON ONE ABOUT THESE THINGS OVER AND ABOVE, THAT I WANTED TO SHARE JUST SORT OF ONE ANECDOTE OR ATTRIBUTE
THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP, WHICH IS YOU DO AN EXCELLENT JOB OF GOING INTO DECISION MAKING PROCESSES WITH YOUR OWN OPINIONS AND WITH YOUR INPUTS FROM YOUR OWN VAST EXPERIENCE
BUT WHEN WE, AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM, HAVE COME TO A CONCLUSION ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD, EVEN IF IT WASN'T NECESSARILY THE WAY YOU WOULD HAVE GONE INTO IT, ASSUMING WE WERE GOING TO COME OUT OF IT OR PURSUING IT ONCE THE TEAM HAS COLLECTIVELY MADE A DECISION
YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT AMBASSADOR FOR THAT DECISION
YOU EXECUTE ON THOSE DECISIONS REALLY WELL
AND THAT'S NOT ONLY GREAT FOR TRUST AND HEALTH IN OUR ORGANIZATION, BUT IT ALSO MODELS LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION, AND I'M ESPECIALLY APPRECIATIVE FOR THAT
SO THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE TO COME, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING YES ON THIS
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
SIMILAR TO MY COLLEAGUES, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS ITEM TODAY AND JUST WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, FOR YOUR EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP, FOR MAINTAINING A BALANCED AND DIVERSE BUSINESS PORTFOLIO AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, AND JUST YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
I SAID THIS TO YOU EARLIER, JUST SEEING THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR OUR OBJECTIVES ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE, INCLUDING THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION, TO ME IS JUST VERY COMMENDABLE
AND JUST LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ENSURING A TIMELY EXECUTION OF OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND PRIORITIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FROM OUR FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE BILLS THAT HAVE ALREADY MADE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE AN IMPACT AND CONTRIBUTE TO CREATING MORE LOCAL JOBS
AND SO I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING MORE WINS WITH YOU AND MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COMMISSION
AND SO JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY SINGLE DAY
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AND LASTLY, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHO
AND THANK YOU, STEVE, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS ORGANIZATION AND YEARS OF COMMITMENT TO THE SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY
I MUST SAY THAT I TAKE ONE EXCEPTION TO PRESIDENT CHO'S COMMENTS THAT IT'S BY NO ACCIDENT THAT WE'VE HAD THE BENEFIT OF YOUR LEADERSHIP
IT WAS A VERY THOUGHTFUL PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH
AND AS THE ONE REMAINING COMMISSIONER WHO ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND CO CHAIRED IT WITH COMMISSIONER GREGOIRE, BEFORE WE EVEN STARTED LOOKING, WE CHANGED THE TITLE OF THE POSITION FROM CEO TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BECAUSE WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR WE WERE LOOKING FOR A PUBLIC SERVANT, NOT FOR A CORPORATE EXECUTIVE
AND SO WHEN WE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW ACTUALLY MANY APPLICANTS, IT WAS CLEAR THAT YOUR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND INTEGRITY STOOD OUT
AND THAT WAS FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR DECISION OF HAVING YOU CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY IS REALLY QUITE EXPECTED BECAUSE WE KNEW WHAT A CHARACTER YOU WERE
BUT I ALSO KNEW YOU FROM YOUR TIME AT CAPTAIN OF THE PORT AND FOR A DECADE OR SO BEFORE THAT
AND WE KNEW GOING INTO THIS THAT YOU'VE LED WITH GREAT COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS TO THE COMMUNITY
AND I THINK THE IDEA THAT YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO COME BACK AND TAKE YOUR COAST GUARD EXPERTISE AND HISTORY TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT US OVERSEAS HAS BEEN MENTIONED
THIS IS JUST LIKE THE NATURAL EXTENSION OF YOUR TALENT AND EXPERIENCE, WHICH WE ARE ALL GREAT BENEFICIARIES OF
SO I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY PERSONAL APPRECIATION FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR WHERE YOU'RE TAKING US GOING FORWARD
SO THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, BEFORE I CLOSE IT OUT AND ASK FOR A MOTION, MAYBE, STEVE, YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS
THANK YOU ALL, PRESIDENT CHO, AND THANK YOU ALL COMMISSIONERS INDIVIDUALLY FOR SUCH KIND WORDS
I COULD TALK ALL DAY ABOUT THE PORT AND THE WORK THAT WE DO AT THE PORT, BUT TALKING ABOUT MYSELF IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I REALLY TREASURE
BUT LET ME SAY THIS, IS THAT I THINK ALL THOSE COMMENTS, I TAKE ALL OF THOSE BECAUSE AND I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THAT RECOGNITION OF ALL THE WORK OF THE STAFF AND THAT WE AT THE PORT HERE
BEING A VALUES ORIENTED, MISSION DRIVEN ORGANIZATION IS SOMETHING THAT HAS SPOKEN TO ME EVER SINCE MY TIME ARRIVING HERE
AND THEN WORKING WITH YOUR STRONG LEADERSHIP OF WHAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN 2022 HAS BEEN REALLY VALUABLE
I WAS THINKING, REFLECTING BACK, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA TALKED ABOUT COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC
I MEAN, WE ALL SURVIVED THAT, AND I THINK THAT SOME OF US HAVE SCARS COMING OUT OF THAT AND MAKING THE DECISIONS
BUT WORKING TOGETHER AND WORKING WITH THE STAFF HAS POSITIONED US OUR WORK IN 2022, AS I'VE SAID MANY TIMES, I THINK HAS PUT US ON FIRM FOOTING
MOVING INTO 2023 WITH IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
I'LL TALK ABOUT IT IN A SECOND, BUT NOW WE'RE IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF EXECUTING THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE SECOND QUARTER
BUT I THINK ALL THAT WORK THAT WE'VE DONE TOGETHER AND SUPPORTED BY THE FANTASTIC WORK OF A FANTASTIC STAFF THAT BELLEVUE IN THE MISSION OF THE PORT, AND THAT'S WHAT MOTIVATES ME TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY
SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS AND THINGS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT HERE AT THE PORT
AND I DO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO, AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
BUT I KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL IN ALIGNMENT ON THOSE VALUES IN THE MISSION DRIVEN GOALS OF THE PORT, BOTH ON THAT TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE, WHICH IS SOMETHING I WHOLEHEARTEDLY EMBRACE
AND THOSE THINGS RELATED TO SUCCEEDING AS AN ORGANIZATION, DOING IN THAT MOST EQUITABLE WAY POSSIBLE, WITH SPREADING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND MAYBE BEING SUSTAINABILITY IS THAT THIRD PILLAR IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME
AND I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO ALL OF YOU
AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO LEAD SUCH AN ORGANIZATION
SO I THANK YOU ALL
I PROBABLY CAN'T APPRECIATE IT, SAY IT ENOUGH TO THANK YOU FOR THAT TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING HERE AT THE PORT
THANK YOU
YEAH
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, NOT TO SPARE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ANOTHER BITE AT THE APPLE, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALL ARE AWARE OF YOUR GREATNESS AND WE ALL ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF IT, BUT WHAT'S REALLY INTERESTING IS HOW THE COMMUNITY SEES US, RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE'S THE INTERNAL AND THERE'S THE EXTERNAL, AND BEING ELECTED OFFICIALS, WE HAVE THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE AMONGST OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND SOME OF US HAVE TO ACTUALLY RUN FOR REELECTION THINGS
SO PEOPLE COME UP TO US AND SAY, WOW, SINCE YOU'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION, THINGS HAVE REALLY CHANGED DEALING WITH THE PORT
AND I GO, WELL, THE SINGLE BIGGEST THING THAT I'VE DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE PORT IS PUTTING ON A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SO IT HAS BEEN FELT BY THE COMMUNITY
IT'S CLEARLY FELT BY THE COMMUNITY
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL HERE
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DR METRUCK
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO COVID SECONDED
EXCELLENT
CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE FOR THE VOTE
COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED
MR PRESIDENT, WHAT IS THE MOTION? OH, I'M SORRY TO ADOPT ORDER NUMBER 20236
SHOULD I READ THE TEXT OF THE MOTION? WE CAN
I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER CALKINS MIGHT HAVE HAD A MOTION
HE DID NOT VOICE IT
NOW, I WOULD CERTAINLY MOVE TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION INCREASE FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND THE ASSOCIATED ONE TIME FORGETTING THE LANGUAGE WE'RE USING FOR IT, BUT THE ONE TIME PAYMENT AS WELL
YEAH, I'M HAPPY TO GO OVER REAL QUICK FOR THE RECORD, I CAN READ IT
OH, GO AHEAD
YEAH, PLEASE
I CAN GO AHEAD AND READ THAT TITLE
THIS IS ORDER NUMBER 2023
SIX, AND IT'S BASICALLY MOTION PUT INTO ORDER FORM, PROVIDING FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE 4.25% PLUS 1% LUMP SUM RATING OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON PERFORMANCE IN 2022
AND THEN THAT IS EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2023
AND THEN A ONE TIME LUMP SUMP AWARD OF $4,178.31 AND PROVIDING FOR THE 6% COST OF LIVING INCREASE PROVIDED TO PORT EMPLOYEES IN 2023, REGARDLESS OF PERFORMANCE INCREASE
AND THAT IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2023
THAT IS THE ORDER
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED THE FIRST AND A SECOND, AND SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL FOR VOTE
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, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUPPORT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
AS I NOTED, THIS IS THE FIRST COMMISSIONER MEETING OF THE SECOND QUARTER AND THE BEGINNING OF SPRING, AND I WANT TO BEGIN TODAY WITH RECOGNITION OF A SPECIAL GROUP OF OUR EMPLOYEES
THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK, WHERE WE RECOGNIZE THE REMARKABLE EFFORTS OF THE VOICES BEHIND THE CALL FOR 911 INCIDENTS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDE THE CRITICAL LINK BETWEEN PEOPLE NEEDING EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RESPONDERS, AND AS SUCH, ARE REFERRED TO AS THE FIRST OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS
THIS IS CRITICAL WORK, AND OF COURSE, THAT DOESN'T DO JUSTICE TO WHAT HAPPENED
THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PEOPLE THAT CALL 911 ARE OFTEN IN WHEN THEY CALL IN FOR THAT FIRST CALL WHEN ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED
HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE, OUR STAFF OF 20, WHICH IS 17 FRONTLINE 911 DISPATCHERS, TWO SUPERVISORS AND ONE MANAGERS, DUTIFULLY RESPOND QUICKLY TO EACH AND EVERY EMERGENCY CALL THEY RECEIVE FROM THE AIRPORT AND THE SEAPORT
THEY DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF POLICE, FIRE, OR MEDICAL HELP TO SEND BY ASKING CRITICAL QUESTIONS AND SPEND MEASURED MOMENTS PROVIDING INFORMATION OR GIVING CRITICAL LIFESAVING INSTRUCTIONS SUCH AS TELEPHONE CPR
THEY ARE THE FIRST LINK TO PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIN, AND WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE PORT AND IN THE AREA
SO THAT'S SOMETHING I REALLY WANTED TO RECOGNIZE
MOVING ON
ONE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT I'D LIKE TO MENTION TODAY IS THAT LAST NIGHT MARKED THE SUCCESSFUL CONNECTION OF A CONTAINER SHIP TO SHORE POWER AT TERMINAL FIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME
THIS IS A MAJOR MILESTONE IN OUR EFFORT WITH THE JOINT EFFORT WITH THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM VESSELS AT BERTH THROUGHOUT OUR WATERFRONT
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE HUGE TEAM OF PORT OF SEATTLE AND NWSA STAFF, AS WELL AS OTHER PARTNERS WHO'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, AND THAT INCLUDES OUR LABOR PARTNERS AT THE ILWU
WHILE THE CONCEPT OF COLD IRONING IS STRAIGHTFORWARD
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DETAILS THAT WE KNOW THROUGH OUR EXPERIENCE THAT ARE NEEDED TO BE IRONED OUT TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL PLUGIN CONNECTION
I LOOK FORWARD TO REGULAR UTILIZATION OF THIS CAPACITY FOR FUTURE SHIPS AT TERMINAL FIVE, AND THIS CONTINUES OUR EFFORTS TO ELECTRIFY OUR WATERFRONT AND DECARBONIZE THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
SPRING IS HERE, SORT OF IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WAY
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING COMES THE RETURN OF CRUISE
OUR FIRST SHIP OF THE CRUISE SEASON, THE NORWEGIAN BLISS, WILL ARRIVE LATER THIS WEEK ON APRIL 15
I HEAR EXCITEMENT FROM MANY BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE REGION, SINCE CRUISE IS A KEY ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR THEM
UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO EXPLORING EMERGING STRATEGIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CRUISE LINES AND OTHER PORTS TO ACCELERATE DECARBONIZATION OF THIS MAJOR LINE OF BUSINESS, AS WELL FURTHERING THIS EFFORT
LAST WEEK, WE PARTICIPATED IN A GREEN CORRIDOR WEBINAR AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO MAKE THE CRUISE INDUSTRY MORE SUSTAINABLE
WE HAVE PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, AND IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT THE MANY SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS UNDERWAY IN THE SPACE AND HOW OUR PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO ALASKA CORRIDOR HAS THE PORT AND IS LOOKED AT TO BE A KEY DRIVER OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESSES GOING FORWARD TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT
IN BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING, WE LEARNED THAT THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL EMERGENCY TO RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ENDED MONDAY BY PRESIDENT PRESIDENT BIDEN
AFTER THREE YEARS, WHICH IS WEEKS BEFORE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD END, WE WERE PREPARED, BUT WE THOUGHT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD COME IN MAY
OUR TEAM IS REVIEWING THIS NEW INFORMATION, AND WE'LL SOON SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STEPS WE WILL TAKE HERE AT THE PORT TO DECONSTRUCT OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE PLAN, AND WE'LL BE PUTTING THAT OUT AS THAT GOES FORWARD
I WANT TO REITERATE THE MESSAGE THAT THE VACCINE IS STILL THE NUMBER ONE PROACTIVE MITIGATION MEASURE TO LOWER RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COVID VIRUS, AND WE CONTINUE TO ASK EMPLOYEES THAT ARE SICK TO STAY HOME
AND MORE INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED SOON
WITH THE STAFF MOVING TO TODAY'S COMMISSION MEETING, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS IF THE THEME FOR OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING WAS INFRASTRUCTURE, THEN THE THEME FOR THIS WEEK'S COMMISSIONER MEETING IS EQUITY
ON TODAY'S ACTION AGENDA IS THE ADOPTION OF OUR EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE AND AN ORDER
ACTUALLY, THE ORDER ON LANGUAGE ACCESS WAS MOVED TO THE NEXT MEETING AND AN UPDATE ON OUR DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING EFFORTS
THESE ACTIONS SUPPORT OUR VALUES OF ANTIRACISM EQUITY AND INCLUSION AS GROWTH STRATEGIES HERE AT THE PORT
I WILL SHARE MORE ABOUT THESE ITEMS DURING THEIR INTRODUCTION
SO, COMMISSIONER, WITH THAT, THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, STEVE
WE ARE NOW AT COMMITTEE REPORTS
ERICA CHUNG FROM THE COMMISSIONER ADVISOR, WILL NOW PROVIDE THE REPORT
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT CHO AND COMMISSIONERS
I HAVE TWO COMMITTEE REPORTS FOR YOU TODAY
ON THURSDAY, APRIL 6, COMMISSIONERS MOHAMED AND CHO, ALONG WITH PUBLIC MEMBER SARAH HOLMSTROM, CONVENED THE FIRST QUARTERLY AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE YEAR
WITH COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED PRESIDING
THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED REPORTS ON THE RESULTS ON AN ACCOUNTABILITY AUDIT UNDERTAKEN BY THE WASHINGTON STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, THE INTERNAL AUDIT DIRECTOR'S ANNUAL COMMUNICATION TO THE COMMITTEE OPEN ISSUE STATUS, THE INTERNAL OUTREACH PROJECT UPDATE, AND THE 2023 AUDIT PLAN UPDATE
THE COMMITTEE WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON THE PERFORMANCE AUDITS CONDUCTED ON FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, THE TERMINAL FIVE BERTH MODERNIZATION PROJECT, AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION MANAGEMENT
THE COMMITTEE ALSO DISCUSSED SECURITY AWARENESS AND SKILLS TRAINING
MATERIALS MEETING MATERIALS AS WELL AS VIDEO FOR THE MEETING CAN BE FOUND ON THE COMMISSION MEETING PORTAL
THE NEXT QUARTERLY MEETING WILL BE HELD ON JUNE
THE SMALL BUSINESS AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING
ON APRIL 6, COMMISSIONERS CHOI MOHAMED CONVENED THE FIRST SMALL BUSINESS AD HOC COMMITTEE
THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE 2023 PROPOSED WORK PLAN AND RECEIVED A BRIEFING ON PORT GEN BY DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING TEAM
THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 16
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, ERICA
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONER FOR EITHER STEVE OR ERICA? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE
THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR REPORTS
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT
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, 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 THE BUZZER WILL SOUND AT THE END OF THE TWO MINUTE PERIOD
FOR EACH SPEAKER, YOU MUST LIMIT REMARKS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE CONDUCT REPORT BUSINESS
THESE RULES APPLY TO INTRODUCTORY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS
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 POOR BUSINESS THREATS AND ABUSIVE OR HARASSING BEHAVIOR AND LANGUAGE OBSCENE LANGUAGE AND GESTURES
REFUSAL OF A SPEAKER TO COMPLY WITH THE ALLOTTED TIME SET FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER'S PUBLIC COMMENT LEAVING THE PODIUM OR TESTIMONY TABLE TO PHYSICALLY APPROACH COMMISSIONER OR STAFF DURING ONE'S PUBLIC COMMENT PROVIDED SPEAKERS MAY OFFER WRITTEN MATERIALS TO THE COMMISSION CLERK AND ANY BEHAVIOR THAT DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES THE MEETING
ANY DISRUPTION WILL RESULT IN A SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE BEING IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF IN WARNING OR LOSS OF SPEAKING
PRIVILEGES OR REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING AS PROVIDED IN THE COMMISSION'S BYLAWS WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSION WILL BE INCLUDED IN TODAY'S MEETING RECORD
THE CLERK HAS A LIST OF THOSE 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, PLEASE
IF YOU ARE JOINING VIRTUALLY, UNMUTE YOURSELF, THEN PRESS REPEAT
PLEASE REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE THE TOPIC TO THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
IF YOU'RE ON THE TEAM'S MEETING AND AT THE SAME TIME 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 TO REPEAT YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND STATE YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IN PERSON IS GOING TO BE JORDAN VAN VOST
JORDAN? JORDAN, IF YOU COULD JUST RESTATE YOUR FULL NAME AND THE TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS, AND THEN WE'LL START THE CLOCK
GOOD AFTERNOON
IS THAT ON? HELLO? THERE WE GO
IS THE LIGHT ON? NO, THE LIGHT STING
TESTING
THERE WE GO
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
MY NAME IS JORDAN VAN VOST, AND I'M A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL
MY FATHER, PETER, DIED THREE WEEKS AGO
HE TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT THE OCEAN AND HOW TO RESPECT ALL LIFE
I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE WITH AYE
DURING AYE
PASSING AND TO REMEMBER IMPERMANENCE
SO WHILE I'M STILL GRIEVING MY DAD, I NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE URGENT THREATS TO THE WEB OF LIFE
FROM READING YOUR BLOGS, IT'S CLEAR THAT ALL OF YOU UNDERSTAND THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE CLIMATE CRISIS
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR HOMEWORK
WHAT CONTINUES TO DEEPLY CONCERN ME, THOUGH, IS YOUR BELIEF IN FALSE SOLUTIONS BASED UPON BIASED AND CHERRY PICKED DATA
THE MUCH HYPED GREEN CORRIDOR RELYING UPON VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION FROM FORPROFIT CRUISE CORPORATIONS, AND A FRAGMENTED ANALYSIS OF THE TRUE IMPACT OF CRUISE SHIP TOURISM THAT VALUES SHORT TERM DOLLARS OVER THE LONG TERM HEALTH OF THE ECOSYSTEM WILL BE TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY
DECARBONIZATION SOUNDS GREAT
UNFORTUNATELY, THE PROMISE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS DOESN'T PAN OUT IN THE TIME FRAME NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS
LAST WEEK, SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL HOSTED A PUBLIC MEETING ON ZOOM, WHICH CAN BE VIEWED ON OUR WEBSITE, PRESENTING A SUMMARY OF THE HARMS OF CRUISE SHIPS AND CORRECTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR PORT LEADERSHIP
CRUISE SHIPS REPRESENT THE EPITOME OF A NONESSENTIAL FOSSIL FUEL BASED INDUSTRY THAT HAS NO MORAL JUSTIFICATION DUE TO THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY WE FACE
BUT THAT IS ONLY ONE OF THE MANY HARMS OF CRUISE TOURISM
THE ULTIMATE WEALTH IS A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM
PLEASE BEGIN AN EQUITABLE TRANSITION FOR WORKERS AND OUR REGION AWAY FROM THIS TOXIC INDUSTRY
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, JORDAN
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO A VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENTATOR
FIRST ON OUR LIST, VIRTUALLY, IS MICHAEL BIPOC
MICHAEL, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
GOOD AFTERNOON
THIS IS MICHAEL BIPOC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ASIAN COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICE
AND I AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE EQUITY POLICY DIRECTIVE
SO ACRS CONTRACTED WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE IN 2021, AND WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO DO SO
AND FROM THAT TIME WE'VE EXPERIENCED AND LEARNED A LOT FROM THE PROCESS AND WANTED TO OFFER SOME SPECIFIC COUNSEL AND ADVICE TO THE PORT AS THEY CONTINUE THIS WORK TO ADDRESS EQUITY AND SPECIFICALLY WORKING WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR ACRS, THE PROCESS OF CONTRACTING WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE WAS VERY BUREAUCRATIC FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE
THE OTHER IMPORTANT MATTER TOO IS THAT AS A COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION, WE ARE NOT YOUR TYPICAL VENDOR THAT WORKS WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE, MANY OF THEM WHO ARE FOR PROFIT BUSINESSES
SO THIS IDEA OF ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH TO CONTRACTING DOES NEED TO BE FURTHER EXPLORED
ACRS AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH CONTRACTING
WE WORK WITH A NUMBER OF PUBLIC ENTITIES INCLUDING THE COUNTY AND THE CITY AND THE STATE, AND THIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE PORT WAS VERY DIFFERENT
AND SO WE DO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING CONTRACTS AND NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS WITH FUNDERS
BUT THIS PARTICULAR EXAMPLE OF WORKING WITH THE PORT, THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE BUREAUCRACY, LESS FLEXIBILITY, AND CONTRACTING NEGOTIATION PROCESS WASN'T VERY EASY
AS THE PORT CONTINUES TO WORK TO INCREASE EQUITY AND SPECIFICALLY WORKING WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THEY DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE CONTRACTING PROCESS SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION PARTNERS THAT ARE MORE FLEXIBLE AND IN LINE WITH OTHER FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
MICHAEL
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SHIFT BACK TO IN PERSON COMMENTS
ALEX ZIMMERMAN IS NEXT
ALEX, YOU? UM, YEAH, MY NAME ALEX ZIMMERMAN
YEAH, IT'S WORKING
YEAH
MY NAME ALEX ZIMMERMAN
I'M CANDIDATE FOR SHIP TO THE MOON 23 [Inaudible 00:35:52] PIG FROM ANIMAL FARM
I WANT SPEAK ABOUT CONDUCTOR REPORT BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
ALEX, I NEED YOU TO TELL ME WHAT TOPIC YOU'RE SPEAKING TO
CONDUCT OF SUPPORT AND I WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU EXACTLY, ONLY DON'T INTERRUPT ME BECAUSE IT'S NOT LEGAL
YEAH, IT'S LEGAL, BUT IT'S TALKING SHOW WHO YOU ARE, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? SO YOU'RE VERY GOOD TODAY, YOU IN PROGRESS
YOU LATE TODAY ONLY FAST
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT TOPIC YOU'RE TALKING TO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S YOUR TOPIC? CO CONDUCT OF SUPPORT STOP INTERRUPTING, STOP USING, STOPPING THIS CHEAP TRICK
WHAT IS YOU ALWAYS DOING FOR STOPPING ME? SPEAK IT'S CHEAP TRICK AND EVERYBODY KNOWS I SAY YOU'RE NOT I'M DOING THIS, IT'S A PROBLEM, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
YEAH, I TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT SO I TALKING ABOUT EVERY TIME YOU INTERRUPT ME WHEN I TOUCH DEMOCRATIC MAFIA WHO CONTROL EVERYTHING
IS THIS NORMAL? BECAUSE YOU ALL DEMOCRAT, YOU ALL BELONG TO MAFIA
LAST TIME WHEN I SPEAK ABOUT RENT IN SEATTLE, THE JUMP BY TORY PERCENTAGE FOR LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OR AVERAGE SALARY HUNDRED
ALEX, YOUR TOPIC HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CONDUCT OF PORT BUSINESS
I NEED TO UNDERSTAND PORT BUSINESS BECAUSE PEOPLE IN SEATTLE, IN PORT STAYING TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, THIS OR YOU DON'T KNOW THIS BECAUSE YOU LOVE LIFE AND I TOLD YOU YOU'RE VERY UGLY PEOPLE, BECAUSE DON'T GIVE SOMEBODY DIFFERENT OPINION
LISTEN, SO THIS I TOLD YOU MANY TIMES, YOU REPEAT AGAIN AND AGAIN, YOU BELONG TO MORE DIRTY DAMN NAZI MAFIA
WHAT IS I KNOW
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENED
YOU ALL IDENTICAL
IT'S A PROBLEM
[INaudible 00:37:35] ALL RIGHT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER
WE'RE GOING TO STACEY OAKES, WHO'S WITH US VIRTUALLY
STACEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? THANK YOU, STACEY
YES, SORRY, I WAS TRYING TO GET UNMUTED
AWESOME
GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR TOPIC RELATED TO THE PORT BUSINESS, AND THEN WE'LL START THE CLOCK
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS STACEY OAKES
I'M A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL AND A LIFELONG WASHINGTON RESIDENT
AND TODAY I'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT CRUISE SHIPS
DURING THE RECENT GREEN CRUISE CORRIDOR WEBINAR, NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE'S VP OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE SAID THAT SHIPS BEING BUILT NOW WOULD BE AROUND AND BE USED UNTIL 2050
THOSE SHIPS RUN ON FOSSIL FUELS
THERE WAS NO TALK OF STRANDED ASSETS
THERE WAS NO TALK OF A COMMITMENT TO ZERO EMISSIONS VESSELS BY A CERTAIN DATE
WHAT I TOOK AWAY FROM THE WEBINAR IS THAT THESE CRUISE COMPANIES PLAN TO CONTINUE BURNING FOSSIL FUELS UNTIL AT LEAST 2050, BURNING 30 TO 50 GALLONS FOR EACH MILE TRAVELED FOR EACH SAILING SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT 27 YEARS
THIS GREEN CORRIDOR IS NOT GOING TO GET US TO THE FUTURE THAT WE NEED
A GOAL OF NET ZERO IS REALLY JUST AN ACCOUNTING TRICK THAT ALLOWS FOR CONTINUED EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES WITH NO REDUCTIONS REQUIRED AS LONG AS THE POLLUTING INDUSTRY IS PAID
AIR CARGO OFFSET
STUDY AFTER STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF OFFSETS DO NOTHING TO LOWER EMISSIONS, MAY NOT BE EQUITABLE, AND MAY DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD
WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO ADD MORE AND MORE SAILING WHILE OVERALL EMISSIONS CONTINUE GOING UP AND PRETEND TO BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT
WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT AN ACTUAL PLAN TO REDUCE THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, THE TOTAL EMISSIONS, NOT JUST THE 5% OF EACH VOYAGE THAT HAPPENS IN OUR AIRSHIP
WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE ALIVE TODAY AND THE GENERATIONS WE HOPE WILL COME AFTER THEM
STOP PLAYING ACCOUNTING GAMES AND USING STALL TACTICS
MAKE A PLAN NOW FOR THE 2024 CRUISE SEASON
SINCE WE KNOW THAT THE NEEDED REDUCTION ISN'T GOING TO COME FROM A MAGICAL FUEL NOT INVENTED YET THAT CAN POWER THESE FLOATING CITIES, WE NEED TO AYE
THAT REDUCTION GOAL BY DECREASING THE NUMBER OF SAILINGS
OUR PLAN SHOULD ALSO BE CREATED TO KEEP REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SAILINGS EACH YEAR TO GET TO ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2040
AS A BONUS, LIMITING SAILINGS WOULD ALSO DECREASE THE ANNUAL AMOUNT OF WATER POLLUTION AND HEALTH, HARM AND TOXIC EMISSIONS
TAKING THIS BOLD ACTION WOULD REALLY RAISE THE BAR ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE THE GREENEST PORT IN NORTH AMERICA
THANK YOU
THANK YOU, STACEY
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IN PERSON
ABIGAIL BROCKWAY
MY NAME IS ABIGAIL BROCKWAY, AND I'M COMMENTING ON CRUISE
I OWN AND OPERATE A SMALL BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE SINCE 90 91
AND I RECENTLY READ AN INTERACTIVE ARTICLE IN THE HAWKEYE MAGAZINE CALLED CRUISE SHIP INVASION
THE ARTICLE INCLUDED A VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH WANDA CULP OF THE CLINKET FIRST NATION, WHO MOVED OUT OF HUNA AFTER LIVING THERE FOR 40 YEARS BECAUSE OF CRUISE SHIP TOURISM
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME OF HER HEARTBREAKING WORDS HERE TODAY, WE HAVE NOTHING BUT BEAUTY AROUND US
AND THEN HERE COMES CANCER
JUST LIKE THAT, HUNA IS NOW OVERRUN WITH TOURISTS
THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS
HUNA HAS LOST OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OVER A HUNDRED RESIDENTS, PRIMARILY NATIVE RESIDENTS
SO THERE'S NOW MORE HUNA PEOPLE IN JUNEAU THAN THERE ARE IN HUNA BECAUSE THERE'S NO PLACE FOR US NOW
I'M NO LONGER HUNTING, FISHING AND GATHERING, WHICH WAS MY LIFESTYLE FOR MANY YEARS
HUNA IS NOT HUNA ANYMORE
I LIVED IN A VILLAGE BEFORE I MOVED OUT AND THE AIR IS STINKY
NOT ONLY DO THE CRUISE SHIPS BRING IN THIS STINKY AIR, BUT THOSE BUSES, THOSE BUSES TRAVELING RIGHT THROUGH OUR VILLAGE, RIGHT THROUGH OUR PRIVATE PROPERTY
OUR MARINE LIFE IS DECIMATED BECAUSE OF THE SHIPS AND THE POLLUTION, THE NOISE POLLUTION IN THE WATER
PLUS NOW WE HAVE INVASIVE SPECIES AS WELL
ADDING TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE AIR AND THE NOISE, IT'S RUINING US
THE INTERESTS OF THE ALASKAN PEOPLE ARE BEING MADE INVISIBLE
WE'RE NOW A COMMODITY
WE'VE BEEN GUTTED AND FOR DISPLAY ONLY
AND I WAS STILL LIVING THE WAY I WANTED TO LIVE
AND THEN THE TOURISM COMES IN AND THE INVASION THAT I DESCRIBED, THAT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE
I WOULD TELL ANYONE WHO IS BOOKING A CRUISE ON ONE OF THESE HUGE FLOATING CITIES, BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT CRUISE LINES ARE AN INVASIVE SPECIES INTO OUR PRESENCE THAT'S HURTING US MORE THAN ANY OTHER INDUSTRY EVER HAS
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VIRTUAL IRIS ADMIN
IRIS, CAN YOU HEAR ME? IRIS
YES, I CAN
OKAY, GREAT
THANK YOU
MY NAME IS IRIS ANTMAN AND I'M A MEMBER OF SEATTLE CRUISE CONTROL
GOOD AFTERNOON FOR COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF, ECHOING JORDAN'S COMMENTS
I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ONGOING EMBRACE OF THE CRUISE BUSINESS AND THE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO INCREASE IT
SPENDING ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM MORE PARTS OF THE WORLD TO FLY HERE AND CRUISE TO ALASKA
WHAT COST DOES THIS INDUSTRY HAVE TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, CANADA, ALASKA, THE WORLD? THE COST OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, DEGRADATION OF WATER, AIR, MARINE LIFE AND THE CLIMATE ARE NEVER CONSIDERED IN THE CHARTS AND GRAPHS USED TO SHOW THE BENEFITS OF CRUISE
WE'RE NOT MEETING THE CLIMATE GOALS AGREED TO IN THE 2015 PARIS AGREEMENT
HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY EXPECT TO MEET THEM IF WE'RE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SAILINGS AND PASSENGER FLIGHTS? THIS FLIES IN THE FACE OF COMMON SENSE
WE MUST ADDRESS THE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS OF A WARMING PLANET
YOU CAN BEGIN BY CAPPING AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SAILINGS TO 2019 LEVELS STARTING IN 2024
THE PORT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT INCORPORATING THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF DIVERSITY AND EQUITY
WHAT ABOUT THE INEQUITY OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM WHERE PEOPLE WITH MEANS FLY AND CRUISE CAUSING A WORSENING CLIMATE CRISIS, WHILE THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY DISPROPORTIONATELY SUFFER THE DESTRUCTIVE CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBAL WARMING? WE MUST FIGURE OUT TOGETHER HOW TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM THE DESTRUCTIVE CRUISE INDUSTRY TO BUSINESSES THAT ARE CONSTRUCTIVE AND PROVIDE FAMILY WAGE JOBS FOR A DIVERSE WORKFORCE
CREATE A DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP CLEAN AND HEALTHY WAYS TO DO BUSINESS AT THE PORT THAT DON'T RELY ON DESTRUCTIVE CRUISING
HOW CAN YOU NOT PRIORITIZE HELPING TO SAVE THE PLANET? THANK YOU
THANK YOU, IRIS
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS IN PERSON
I BELIEVE IT'S LYNN GARTNER JOHNSTON
I APOLOGIZE IF I DIDN'T READ THAT CORRECTLY
MY NAME IS LYNN GARTNER JOHNSTON, SEATTLE RESIDENT, ALSO COMMENTING ABOUT THE CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY
I ALSO READ THE HACKEYE PIECE
CRUISE SHIP INVASION
FROM THAT PIECE, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK SOME ADDITIONAL WORDS FROM WANDA CULP, THE TLINGET WOMAN WHO LEFT HUNA AFTER THE CRUISE SHIPS CAME
THESE ARE WANDA'S WORDS
I WISH I COULD PUT MY VISION ON THE WALLS FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE BECAUSE IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL
HUNA WAS UNDER A THOUSAND POPULATION ON FRONT STREET
ONE SIDE WAS FOR THE COMMERCIAL FISHING FLEET AND THE OTHER WAS PERSONAL SKIPS
IT WAS A HUB OF ACTIVITY
EVERYTHING WAS ALWAYS A COMMUNITY AFFAIR
PEOPLE WOULD GO DOWN AND CHITCHAT OR EVEN LEND A HAND
NOW THE DOCK ON FRONT STREET IN HUNA IS STRIPPED CLEAN
NO MORE LOCAL BOATS ARE ALLOWED TO TIE UP, AND THERE ARE NO MORE SKIFFS FOR US NATIVES
EVERYONE ELSE OWNS THEM
WE'RE TOO POOR TO HAVE THEM
AND OUR VILLAGE IS CRUMBLING
AND VISITORS ARE COMING FROM ICY STRAIT POINT
THEY THOUGHT A CRUMBLING VILLAGE WAS A VISITOR SITE LIKE THE WILD WEST
SO THEY WOULD LITERALLY WALK INTO A PRIVATE HOUSE
ONE LADY STOPPED ME AND SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY, MY HUSBAND AND TWO TEENAGERS, WE CAME HERE FOUR YEARS AGO
SHE SAID, THERE'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS CHANGING HANDS AT ICY STRAIT POINT
YOU FOLKS LOOK LIKE EVEN WORSE SHAPE THAN YOU WERE FOUR YEARS AGO
IS THAT TRUE? AND I SAID YES
THAT'S THE END OF WANDA'S WORDS
SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, MY HEART BREAKS FOR WANDA AND FOR THE OTHER HUNA PEOPLE WHO FELT FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOME FROM THE CRUISE SHIP INVASION
THE PORT OF SEATTLE PRESENTS AN UNFAILINGLY UPBEAT PICTURE OF CRUISE TOURISM
BUT I'M HERE TODAY URGING YOU TO RETHINK YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS INDUSTRY
I DON'T WANT MY CITY TO BE COMPLICIT IN THIS EXPLOITATION, POLLUTION AND CONTINUING FORM OF COLONIZATION
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
THANK YOU
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROBIN BRIGGS
ROBIN, ARE YOU THERE? ROBIN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? THERE YOU GO
OKAY
HI, MY NAME IS ROBIN BRIGGS, AND I'M A VOTER IN KING COUNTY HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PORT CRUISE BUSINESS
SO I'M ASKING YOU TODAY TO CAP AND REDUCE THE EMISSIONS FROM CRUISE SHIPS AND TO INCLUDE IN THAT ALL THE EMISSIONS FROM THE SHIPS AS THEY GO ALL THE WAY UP THE COAST
CAP AND REDUCE IS A VIABLE WAY TO REDUCE THE USE OF FOSSIL FUELS THAT ARE CAUSING GLOBAL WARMING
BY CAPPING, WE ARE STOPPING THE GROWTH OF EMISSIONS AND LIMITING OUR LOCAL ECONOMY'S DEPENDENCE ON IT
BY REDUCING SLOWLY OVER TIME, WE ARE GIVING CRUISE SHIP BUSINESSES TIME TO CLEAN UP WHILE ENSURING THAT WE MEET OUR CLIMATE RESPONSIBILITIES
YOU MAY THINK THAT IF WE DON'T HOST THEM IN SEATTLE, THEY WILL SIMPLY TAKE THEIR MONEY TO ANOTHER PORT, BUT REALLY THEY DON'T HAVE THAT MANY OPTIONS
THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND VANCOUVER, BC ARE THE ONLY PORTS NEAR A MAJOR AIRPORT AND THE ONLY CITIES THAT WOULD ATTRACT THE TOURISTS WHO HEAD OUT ON THE BOATS
VANCOUVER HAS BEEN INCREASING ITS CAPACITY, BUT ITS GROWTH HAS BEEN ONLY 7%, COMPARED TO SEATTLE'S, WHOPPING 40% GROWTH
I THINK THEY DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH CAPACITY, AND THEY MIGHT ALSO BE HAPPY TO CAP AND REDUCE CRUISE SHIP SAILINGS FOR THE SAME REASONS IT MAKES SENSE FOR SEATTLE
IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE MARINE HABITAT AND THE GLACIERS THE TOURISTS COME TO SEE, THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA HAS ALLIED ON MANY POLICIES RELATED TO CLIMATE, AND THIS COULD BE ANOTHER ONE
A CAP AND REDUCE POLICY COULD BE A CORE PART OF THE GREEN CRUISE CORRIDOR, AND I THINK THE PORT OF SEATTLE COULD STEP UP AND BE A LEADER ON THIS
I URGE YOU TO ADOPT CAP AND REDUCE FOR CRUISE SHIPS
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
THANK YOU, ROBIN
OUR LAST TWO SPEAKERS ARE ACTUALLY IN PUBLIC, SO WE'LL GO TO MARTHA BASKIN
GOOD AFTERNOON, ALL
GOOD TO SEE YOU
RIGHT, SO I ALSO AM SPEAKING ON CRUISE SHIPS
FRED'S, BEEN QUITE A WHILE
GOOD TO SEE YOU
I'M SHARING INFORMATION FROM A FRIEND IN VICTORIA WHO DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE SHARING IT HERSELF
SPEAKING OUT THEMSELVES
SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IN A DESTINATION CITY HAS CONSEQUENCES
CRUISE SHIP CALLS TO VICTORIA ARE SHAPED BY A LAW DATING BACK TO 1886, WHICH REQUIRES FOREIGN SHIPS CARRYING PASSENGERS BETWEEN US PORTS TO MAKE A FOREIGN STOP OR TO PAY A SUBSTANTIAL PENALTY
AS A RESULT, THE HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE CRUISE PORT IS LOCATED IS TREATED AS A PIT STOP FOR AVOIDING PENALTIES RATHER THAN AS A DESIRED DESTINATION
CRUISE LINES BUNCH VICTORIA CALLS INTO LATE SHORT STOPS
THIS YEAR, WE EXPECT ALMOST HALF THE SHIPS TO ARRIVE AT 08:00 P.M
OR LATER, AFTER MOST STORES, TOURS, AND ATTRACTIONS ARE CLOSED
IN 2022, MOST SHIPS DEPARTED BETWEEN 11:00 P.M
AND 01:00 A.M., WITH LATE NIGHT SHUTTLE BUSES AND TAXIS STREAMING THROUGH OUR NARROW STREETS AND SHIPS
SHIP HORNS BLOWING LOUDLY
CRUISE TOURISM IN VICTORIA IS HIGH IMPACT AND LOW VALUE
A RECENT STUDY FOUND THAT SPENDING BY CRUISE TOURISTS ACCOUNTS FOR LESS THAN 2% OF OVERALL TOURIST SPENDING, WHEREAS STAYOVER AND NON CRUISE DAY TRIP TOURISTS ACCOUNT FOR OVER 98%
ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, CRUISE LINES USED VICTORIA TO OFFLOAD GARBAGE
IN 2019, CRUISE SHIPS OFFLOADED OVER 2000 TONS OF GARBAGE AND 5000 TONS OF RECYCLABLES
INSTEAD OF BRINGING THESE BACK TO THEIR HOME PORT OF SEATTLE, VICTORIA SITS ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
WITH LIMITED LANDFILL SPACE AND FEW PROCESSING FACILITIES, RESIDENTS OF GREATER VICTORIA PAY THE PRICE OF CRUISE WASTE IN INCREASED HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC, NOISE POLLUTION, WEAR AND TEAR ON ROADS, AND FOREIGN CORPORATIONS FILLING OUR LIMITED LANDFILL SPACE
IF SEATTLE BENEFITS FROM CRUISE TOURISM, IT'S DOING SO AT VICTORIA'S EXPENSE
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARTHA
AND LAST ON OUR LIST OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IS CARLA HART
IS IT HEART? I THINK IT'S HEART
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS
MY NAME IS CARLA HART
I'M A LIFELONG ALASKAN DOWN FROM JUNEAU FOR SOME VISITING AND MEDICAL AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU IN PERSON
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHAT THE CRUISE INDUSTRY MEANS TO ALASKA
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MENTIONS HE HEARS EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF THE CRUISE SEASON
MANY OF US IN ALASKA, WHAT USED TO BE CALLED SUMMER IS NOW THE CRUISE SEASON INSTEAD OF SUMMER, AND WE FEEL DREAD, NOT EXCITEMENT
MY HOME IS NOT NEAR THE PORT OF JUNEAU, BUT IT HAPPENS TO BE BETWEEN OUR AIRPORT AND THE MINDENHALL GLACIER
IT'S NOT UNDER THE APPROVED FLIGHT ROUTE, BUT I CAN GET UP TO 12 HOURS A DAY OF HELICOPTERS FLYING IN FLIGHTS OF SEVEN HELICOPTERS EVERY 15 MINUTES
A FLIGHT OF SEVEN HELICOPTERS HAS A NOISE FOOTPRINT OF EIGHT MINUTES
I NO LONGER SPEND MOST OF THE SUMMER IN JUNEAU WHERE I LOVE, WHERE I USED TO HAVE TOURISM BUSINESSES, BECAUSE THE NOISE AND THE IMPACTS FROM THE TOURISM INDUSTRY, THE CRUISE INDUSTRY SPECIFICALLY, ARE INESCAPABLE
OUR 32,000 PERSON COMMUNITY, IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE 1.6 CRUISE PASSENGERS THIS SUMMER
RESIDENTS OF JUNEAU VOTED TO ASK FOR LIMITS
UNFORTUNATELY, OUR CITY COUNCIL HAS BEEN FAIRLY CO OPTED BY THE INDUSTRY, AND WE WERE ONLY GIVEN THE LIMIT OF FIVE CRUISE SHIPS A DAY, WHICH WAS AN AGREED UPON NUMBER THAT THE CRUISE SHIP CAME UP, CRUISE INDUSTRY CAME UP
WITH THE PRIOR YEAR IN A SURVEY, THE AVERAGE NUMBER THAT WE HAD ASKED FOR WAS FOUR CRUISE SHIPS A DAY
I URGE YOU TO NOT EXPAND CAPACITY
I UNDERSTAND MSC CRUISES IS LOOKING FOR A HOME PORT
PLEASE DO NOT EXPAND CAPACITY FOR THE ALASKA CRUISE INDUSTRY
FURTHER WITH THE GREEN CRUISE CORRIDOR
AND VERY QUICKLY, PLEASE DON'T JUST LOOK AT DECARBONIZATION
YOU NEED TO STOP THE SCRUBBERS
YOU NEED TO STOP THAT SCRUBBER WASTE INTO THE WATER
IT'S DESTROYING THE COPEPODS AND OTHER ORGANISMS WHICH ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR FISHING ECONOMY AND EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE
THAT'S ALL I CAN GET IN TWO MINUTES
THANK YOU SO MUCH
APPRECIATE YOU ALL RIGHT
WELL, THAT CONCLUDES OUR SIGN UP 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 TOPIC RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF POOR BUSINESS YOU WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT
FOR THE RECORD, AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO GIVE A SYNOPSIS OF ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED
THANK YOU
MR COMMISSIONER, PRESIDENT, GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT HERE TO STOP SHARING THE TIMER
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR COMMISSION, PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONER, MR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WE HAVE RECEIVED FOUR WRITTEN COMMENTS PRIOR TO OUR MEETING TODAY
THESE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO YOU IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND WILL BECOME A PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD
THE FIRST WRITTEN COMMENT COMES FROM LINNAE WESTERLAND, WHO WRITES TO SUPPORT WITH HER SUPPORT FOR PROTECTING ALL OF NORTH SEA TECH PARK, INCLUDING RUGBY FIELDS AND BIKE TRAILS
SHE IS A RESIDENT OF THE AREA AND STATES THE FACILITIES ARE HEAVILY USED AND IS A VALUABLE GREEN SPACE FOR THE SEATAC BUREAU AND COMMUNITIES
SHE STATES THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR COMMISSIONER CHO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ISSUE AND OPINES THAT NEPA REVIEW DOES NOT PRECLUDE THAT
THE NEXT COMMENT COMES FROM ROB BENT, WHO WRITES REGARDING PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS HELD AT THE JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING REGARDING NORTH SEATAC PARK, AND A PUBLISHED STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THE PORT AND THE CITY OF SEATAC SHARE EACH OTHER'S COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING NORTH SEATAC PARK
HE STATES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING THE PUBLIC WITH SPECIFIC PLANS AND STRATEGIES UNDER CONSIDERATION THAT WOULD ACHIEVE PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF THE PARK
NICOLE POLLOCK WRITES REGARDING HER ASK FOR THE COMMISSION TO STATE THEIR POSITION ON PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR THE ENTIRETY OF NORTH SEA TECH PARK
AND THEN CONCLUDING WITH COMMENTS FROM NAOMI MAXWELL, WHO ALSO WRITES REGARDING HER ASK FOR THE COMMISSION TO STATE THEIR POSITION ON PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR THE ENTIRETY OF NORTH SEA TECH PARK
SHE DISCUSSES THE CURRENT ZONING OF THE PARK AND THE POTENTIAL FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER THAT CURRENT ZONING
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED TODAY
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
HEARING NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, OUR TESTIMONY WE WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE ADOPTED BY ONE MOTION
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA COVERING EIGHT A, EIGHT B, EIGHT C HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION
CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND? SO MOVED
SECONDED
GREAT
THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAME 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 APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
EXCELLENT
WITH THAT, THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED HAS BEEN APPROVED, AND I CAN GO AHEAD AND READ EIGHT G INTO THE RECORD
LET'S DO IT
THANK YOU
THIS IS ITEM EIGHT G AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $350,000 FOR CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION AND CLOSE OUT OF THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION PROJECT FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST NOT TO EXCEED $3,818,000
COMMISSIONER, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME YOU'VE CONSIDERED THIS PROJECT, WHICH WILL MODERNIZE THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT ELEVATOR
THIS INCREASE IS DUE TO ELEVATOR VALVE OIL COOLER INSTALLATION AND PERMIT DELAYS
WE HOPE TO CLOSE OUT THIS PROJECT BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND HAVE THE ELEVATOR OPERATIONAL LATER THIS MONTH IN TIME FOR THE MAJORITY OF CRUISE SEASON AND OTHER TOURISTS
TO ALLOW PASSENGERS AND OTHER TOURISTS TO ACCESS PIER 66 FROM DOWNTOWN SEATTLE AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ROD JACKSON, CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER FROM THE WATERFRONT PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM
THERE HE IS
THERE YOU GO
ROD
I'M LOOKING FOR YOU
GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, STEVE
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
IF YOU HAD QUESTIONS THANK YOU, PRESIDENT SHOW
I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, AND I JUST WAS INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES FACING THE LENNAR AND BELL TOWN ELEVATOR, JUST CONSIDERING THE IMPORTANCE OF THOSE ELEVATORS CONNECTING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS AND LOCAL FOLKS BETWEEN THE WATERFRONT DOWNTOWN AND PIKE PLACE MARKET, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE SUMMER SEASON IS HERE ALMOST VERY SOON
I'M JUST INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE ELEVATOR'S AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY AND WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT EXACTLY IS CAUSING THE PROJECT TO GO BEYOND THE CONTINGENCY FUNDS
AND ROD, YOU COULD SHARE OR EXPLAIN THE FACTORS THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELAYS INSTALLING THOSE ELEVATOR VALVES AND OIL COOLER
AND I ALSO JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THE WATER FILTRATION DAMAGE, HOW IT OCCURRED, AND IF THAT IS SEPARATE IF THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE FROM JUST THE LENNAR ELEVATOR CHALLENGES THAT YOU ALL ARE FACING
AS YOU KNOW, THE BRIDGE WAS COMPLETED BY THE CITY ABOVE, AND WHAT HAPPENED IS THE WATER FROM ABOVE CAME DOWN AND INFILTRATED OUR MECHANICAL ROAD
SO THAT'S WHERE THAT INFILTRATION SITUATION COMES FROM
WE HAVE A CLAIM TO ADDRESS THAT WITH THE CITY, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET FUNDS BACK FROM THERE
SO THAT TOOK A LOT OF CONTINGENCY FUNDS AS WELL
SO WITH THAT, THE ELEVATOR VALVES WERE NOT CORRECTLY INSTALLED, SO THEY CAN EASILY GO UP, BUT THEY WERE SLOW TO COME DOWN
SO TURNER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH VALVES IN BOTH ELEVATORS
AND WITH THAT, WE HAD TO PUT AN OIL COOLER THERE, BUT IT WOULDN'T FIT INSIDE THE MECHANICAL ROOM, SO IT HAD TO BE PUT OUTSIDE THE MECHANICAL ROOM
AND WE'RE ALSO HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE FIRE ALARM PANEL THAT WAS EXISTING, BUT NOW IT'S TOO SMALL
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS PUTTING THE NEW PANEL OUTSIDE, WHICH IS DELAYING US EVEN FURTHER
WE SHOULD GET THE PANEL IN FRIDAY AND BE INSTALLED NEXT WEEK, AND WE WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC BY MAY
BELL STREET IS ALREADY OPEN, SO WE'RE GOOD TO GO THERE
BUT THOSE ARE OUR CONCERNS
PROJECT JUST KEEPS GOING
THANK YOU, MR JACKSON
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL INFORMATION
AND SO IS THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT GOING TO BE IN MAY? BECAUSE I ASSUME THAT OKAY
YEAH, THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTION
I JUST WANTED CLARITY ON ESPECIALLY THE TIMELINE, IF THE DELAYS WOULD IMPACT THE PROJECT COMPLETION TIME AND IF THERE WAS A REVISED TIMELINE THAT COULD BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC
ACTUALLY, THE LNI INSPECTIONS WILL BE ON THE 24TH AND BE COMPLETED BY THE 27 APRIL, SO WE'LL BE OPEN BY MAY
GREAT
THAT'S THE PLAN
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU, ROB
THANK YOU, MR JACKSON
THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS
GREAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
APPRECIATE IT
WE WILL NOW CONSIDER ITEM EIGHT G FOR A VOTE
IF I CAN GET A MOTION IN A SECOND
SO MOVED SECOND, AND I WILL COMMISSIONER I MEAN, COMMISSIONER CLERK HART, IF YOU WANT TO CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU
JUST A MOMENT
BEGINNING WITH COMMISSIONER CALKINS AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED AYE
THANK YOU
AND COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR APPROVAL OF EIGHT G
TERRIFIC
AND THIS ITEM PASSES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW MOVING ON IN THE AGENDA
WE HAVE ONE NEW BUSINESS ITEM TODAY
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM INTO THE RECORD
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM TEN, A ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 30 812, A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AN EQUITY DIRECTIVE TO GUIDE THE INTEGRATION OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING INTO THE PORT'S PRACTICES AND POLICIES, AND TO MOVE OUR WORK BEYOND COMPLIANCE AND MANDATES TOWARD LONG TERM COMMITMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS CHANGE
COMMISSIONERS, THIS RESOLUTION WAS INTRODUCED AT OUR LAST MEETING
AS I HIGHLIGHTED THEN, ANTIRACISM AND EQUITY IS A CORE VALUE OF THE PORT
THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE WILL CODIFY MUCH OF OUR WORK TO BECOME A MODEL FOR EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND PROVIDE CLARITY ON OUR EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD
THE PORT IS COMMITTED TO WORKING EVERY DAY TO COMBAT SYSTEMIC RACISM IN ALL OF ITS FORMS EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION IS A KEY COMPONENT FOR OUR GROWTH STRATEGY AT THE PORT
A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED WITH THIS EFFORT AND TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE
AND SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO BOOKDA GHEISAR, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, TYLER AMSKY, COMMISSION'S OFFICE STRATEGIC ADVISOR, AND I GUESS IT'S FOR GENERAL COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION AND INTRODUCTION OF THE AMENDMENTS
SO THANK YOU
THANK YOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE POLICY DIRECTIVE
AND AGAIN, I ALSO WANT TO ADD MY THANK YOUS TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN DRAFTING THIS POLICY
VERY COMPREHENSIVE POLICY, WHICH INCLUDES A LOT OF BEST PRACTICES FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AS WE'VE WORKED ON THIS
THE FINANCE TEAM, THE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE TEAM, THE COMMISSION STAFF, OF COURSE, MY TEAM, THE EQUITY TEAM, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VERY ENGAGED
WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE POLICY DIRECTIVE FOR YOU TWO WEEKS AGO
WE'RE HERE TO GO OVER SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO TYLER TO REVIEW THOSE AMENDMENTS
GO AHEAD
ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS
SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND NOW READ OFF THESE AMENDMENTS THAT I UNDERSTAND WILL BE ADVANCED AS A PACKAGE
SO FIRST OFF, WE'VE GOT IN SECTION FIVE, LINES B THREE AND LINE 339
WE'RE GOING TO BE STRIKING THE PHRASE FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT TO READ AS FOLLOWS THE PORT SHALL USE AN EQUITY AND BUDGETING TOOLKIT OR EQUIVALENT MECHANISM IN THE BUSINESS, PLANNING AND BUDGETING PROCESS
THE NEXT AMENDMENT WE HAVE IS SECTION FIVE B, FOUR A, LINE 342
WE'LL BE STRIKING THE PHRASE COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, COMMISSIONER CHO, AND ALSO AFTER THE WORD BY AND BEFORE THE WORD THE, AND INSERT CONSIDERED FOR ADOPTION BY THE COMMISSION IN PUBLIC SESSION
AFTER THE WORD COMMITTEE, TO READ AS FOLLOWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DELEGATE SHALL DEVELOP A DEFINITION FOR EQUITY RELATED RESOURCES
THE PROPOSED DEFINITION SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND CONSIDERED FOR ADOPTION BY THE COMMISSION IN PUBLIC SESSION
THE NEXT AMENDMENT IS IN SECTION FIVE B, FOUR C, LINE 347
WE STRIKING SUBPARAGRAPH C AND INSERTING A NEW SUB PARAGRAPH INTO PLACE TO READ AS FOLLOWS PROPOSED TO THE EQUITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE A STRUCTURE FOR COMMUNICATING AND EXECUTING A PILOT FOR EQUITY RELATED RESOURCES IN THE 2024 BUDGET
THE PROPOSAL SHALL ALSO BE REVIEWED BY THE COMMISSION BEFORE THE ADOPTION OF THE 2024 BUDGET
THE RESULTS OF THIS PILOT SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR FURTHER ACTION IN SECTION FIVE C, ONE A, LINE 376, BE INSERTING A NEW SENTENCE AT THE END OF SUB PARAGRAPH A TO READ AS FOLLOWS THE POLICY FOR DETERMINING HOW STIPENDS ARE ADMINISTERED SHALL BE DEVELOPED AND PROPOSED IN Q
120 24
NEXT, IN SECTION SIX THREE, LINE 433, INSERTING THE PHRASE OUTCOMES OF THE, AFTER THE WORD THE AND BEFORE THE WORD POLICY TO READ AS FOLLOWS INTERNAL AUDIT SHALL CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE POLICY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS DIRECTIVE ON A PERIODIC BASIS
AND FINALLY WE GOT SECTION SIX THREE A, LINE 435, STRIKING THE PHRASE AS WELL AS THE COMMISSION COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF OEDI AND INSERTING IN ITS PLACE THE PHRASE AND REFER TO THE COMMISSION IN PUBLIC SESSION AS NECESSARY TO READ AS FOLLOWS INTERNAL AUDIT SHALL PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THIS AUDIT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND REFER TO THE COMMISSION IN PUBLIC SESSION AS NECESSARY
THAT CONCLUDES THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
GREAT
THANK YOU, TYLER
I APPRECIATE IT
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE AMENDMENTS OR CONCERNS? COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? GREAT SEEING THAT MR COMMISSION PRESIDENT
I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT
WE NEED TO GET THE MAIN MOTION ON THE FLOOR
YEAH, SO LET ME GET THE MAIN MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND THEN WE CAN OPEN IT UP
CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR THE MOTION, I'D LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTS AS READ INTO THE ORDER BY ACTUALLY, WE NEED TO INTRODUCE THE MOTION BEFORE THE AMENDMENTS
I'D LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THE EQUITY ORDER
OKAY, GREAT
CAN I GET A SECOND? 2ND GREAT
NOW I WILL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS TO THE STAFF
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN? WELL, JUST PROCEDURALLY, THERE ISN'T A RED LINE OF THE TOTAL MOTION IN THE MEETING MINUTES, RIGHT, IN THE MEETING MATERIALS? OR AM I JUST MISSING IT? A RED LINE VERSION REFLECTING THIS PACKAGE OF THE TOTAL MOTION
IT'S JUST THE AMENDMENTS
CORRECT
TYLER, MAY I BELIEVE THAT'S THE CASE? SO I THINK AS SOON AS THE AMENDMENTS HAPPEN, THEN THERE'LL BE A NEW VERSION THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT
SO WE'LL MAKE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE POLICY DIRECTIVE AFTER ADOPTION, OF COURSE
I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION THROUGH THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT TO COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, THE AMENDMENTS WERE NOT EXTENSIVE, BUT ENOUGH TO PREPARE A RED LINE OF THE ENTIRE POLICY DIRECTIVE
SO YOU HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENT PACKAGE BEFORE YOU JUST SORT OF THOUGHT IT'D BE EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT
THAT WAS THE ONLY REASON, AND I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON, SINCE SEVERAL OF THEM ARE MINE, THAT THE INTENT WAS THAT THE STANDARD FORM OF OUR ACTIONS ARE THAT THE COMMITTEES, WHOEVER ARE SERVING ON THEM AT THE TIME, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE ULTIMATELY ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION, THAT THESE ISSUES, ESPECIALLY REGARDING EQUITY AND DIVERSITY, ARE IMPORTANT TO THE ENTIRE COMMISSION
BUT THE FOLKS THAT ACTUALLY SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE WORK THAT'S DOING THE DEEP DIVE THEN BRINGS THAT FORWARD TO THE FULL GROUP
SO I THINK THAT'S PRIMARILY THE SPIRIT OF THE EDITS
ANYBODY CAN BE ON THE COMMITTEE AT ONE TIME AND THEN BE OFF THE COMMITTEE BUT STILL CARRYING ON THE WORK OR VICE VERSA
SO I JUST WANTED TO THAT WAS THE SPIRIT OF THE REASONS FOR MY EDITS, WHICH I THINK ARE PRIMARILY PRETTY CONSISTENT THROUGH THE DOCUMENT
GREAT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, I DON'T SEE OH, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, GO AHEAD
THANK YOU SO MUCH
DIRECTOR GHEISAR, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR THIS ENORMOUS LIST THAT YOU'VE TAKEN ON AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF MY PREDECESSORS UPON THE EQUITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO GET THIS POLICY, THIS UNDERLYING POLICY, TO WHERE IT IS
AND JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU ABOUT IT
WE HAVE DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS, AND I WAS WONDERING, CAN YOU DESCRIBE HOW WE HAVE COME TO THIS DEFINITION OF EQUITY? YES
THE CURRENT DEFINITION IN THE POLICY DIRECTIVE WE ARRIVED AT BY SENDING A SURVEY PORT WIDE TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND OVER 600 RESPONDED, PARTICIPATED, AND OFFERED DEFINITIONS OF EQUITY
AND SO IT'S WIDELY SOCIALIZED AND BASED ON THE DEFINITION THAT EVERYONE SHARED IN THE ORGANIZATION
WE'VE ALSO, OF COURSE, LOOKED AT OTHER DEFINITIONS THAT KING COUNTY OR THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAVE USED IN FINALIZING WHAT IS OFFERED HERE
THANK YOU
CAN YOU ALSO DESCRIBE HOW WE CAME TO THIS DEFINITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE? YES
THE DEFINITION IN THE POLICY DIRECTIVE IS BORROWED FROM THE DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT POLICY DIRECTIVE, WHICH WAS WORKED ON FOR, I BELIEVE, OVER A YEAR BETWEEN OUR EXTERNAL RELATIONS TEAM AND MEMBERS OF DUWAMISH VALLEY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WORKED TOGETHER AND CAME UP WITH A DEFINITION THAT IS USED IN THAT POLICY DIRECTIVE
AND WE HAVE BORROWED THIS DIRECTLY FROM THAT DOCUMENT
THANK YOU
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE THIS POLICY BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S HARD TO DO WHEN IT'S SOMETHING SO BROAD
AND BY BROAD, I MEAN IT LOOKS INTERNALLY AT ACHIEVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTCOMES FOR THE WORKFORCE
IT LOOKS INTERNALLY AT ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTRACTS FOR BUSINESSES AND FOLKS AND ENTITIES THAT ARE ENGAGING OR SEEK TO ENGAGE WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE AS AN INSTITUTION
AND IT'S EXTERNAL FACING IN THAT IT ALSO REGULATES AND DETERMINES HOW WE ARE CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITH AT LARGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY THOROUGH LABOR OF LOVE
AND I PARTICULARLY LOVE THE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES THAT WE'VE ALREADY SET INTO PLACE, INCLUDING THE WOMEN OF COLOR ASSESSMENT THAT IDENTIFIED ISSUES AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS AND HOW THIS HONORS THAT REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF WORK, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE NEW MEASURES, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION OF EQUITY SPEND
THIS IS NOVEL
I THINK THAT IT IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IN SETTING OURSELVES APART AS A QUOTE UNQUOTE LEADER AND MODEL FOR EQUITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION, WHICH IS AN ASSERTED PORT GOAL
AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT IN ADDITION TO THE EQUITY SPEND, THAT WE'VE INCORPORATED A GOAL FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ADEQUATELY COMPENSATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE
WE ARE ASKING TO CONTRIBUTE AND FORMALLY PARTICIPATE IN PORT FORUMS SO I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THIS WORK
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AS THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE EQUITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS BODY OF WORK
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH, GO AHEAD
IT'S NOT TO THE MOTION, BUT IT'S TO THE MEMO THAT LEADS TO THE MOTION
IT SAYS IN TERMS OF YOU LOOKED AT A THIRD PARAGRAPH ON THE BRIEFING MEMO SAYS, IN NON CONSTRUCTION, 16.4% OF THE PORT'S TOTAL SPEND OF $269,000,000 WENT TO WMBE FIRMS MEETING ITS 15% GOAL FOR 2022 AND SHOWED A MARKED INCREASE FROM 14.6 WMBE UTILIZATION IN 2021
IT'S THIS SENTENCE THAT I'M WONDERING ABOUT
THIS GOAL DID NOT INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
COMMISSIONER, I THINK YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING AT THE MEMO FOR THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH COMES NEXT NEVER MIND
I'M SORRY
ALL RIGHT, I HAD IT FLAGGED, BUT THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T SEE THE HAPPENS
IT HAPPENS
SORRY ABOUT THAT
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? CAN I MAKE THE MOTION? WE ALREADY DID ALREADY, RIGHT? WELL, ACTUALLY SO I'D LIKE US TO ADDRESS THE AMENDMENTS AS A PACKAGE, AS ONE MOTION, AS ONE VOTE
I'LL ASK NOW IF THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSAL TO MAKE THESE AMENDMENTS
ONE PACKAGE
GREAT
SEEING NONE
IS THERE A MOTION TO AMEND THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 30 812 BY THE PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS BEFORE US? SO MOVED AND SECONDED
GREAT
THE AMENDMENT PACKAGE HAS BEEN MADE
MOTIONED AND SECONDED
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE? COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE VOTE? I CAN MADE A LOT OF COMMENTS DURING OUR LAST SESSION
BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM TODAY AND THAT I WAS ABLE TO SERVE ON THE WORKFORCE AND EQUITY COMMITTEE ALONGSIDE COMMISSION PRESIDENT CHO
WE SPENT ALL OF LAST YEAR REALLY LOOKING AT THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE VERY CLOSELY
AS DIRECTOR GHEISAR HAS SAID, WE RECEIVED VALUABLE INPUTS FROM A NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC
AND SO BEFORE WE VOTE, JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE FINALIZATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, ESPECIALLY THE OEDI TEAM, DIRECTOR GHEISAR
AND THE ONE LAST THING I WILL SAY IS I THINK ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL ASPECT OF THE POLICY DIRECTIVE IS THE SECTION THAT OUTLINES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DEFINITION OF EQUITY RELATED INVESTMENTS
AND COMMISSION PRESIDENT CHO AND I HAVE ALREADY REVIEWED THE PROPOSED DEFINITION BEFORE WE GOT OFF THE COMMITTEE AND MET WITH THE PORT'S FINANCE TEAM TO TALK ABOUT THE DASHBOARDS THAT THEY CREATED THAT REALLY SHOWCASES THE EQUITY INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, FROM CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES TO OUR CONTRACTS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
AND I THINK BY US BEING ABLE TO MEASURE OUR CURRENT INVESTMENT AND COLLECT DATA, WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE GREATEST IMPACT
AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A GROUNDBREAKING MODEL, WHICH INCLUDES DEFINING WHAT EQUITY RELATED RESOURCES ARE AND IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SET PRECEDENT FOR ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE REGION AND THE COUNTRY
AND JUST LASTLY, I THINK THIS POLICY DIRECTIVE REALLY UNDERSCORES OUR SHARED BELIEF THAT FOR OUR REGION TO COMPETE ON A GLOBAL MARKETPLACE AND TO REACH OUR FULL POTENTIAL, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE ARE REPRESENTED BY A DIVERSE RANGE OF PERSPECTIVE EXPERIENCE ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT'S DIVERSITY IN THINKING IN BOTH OUR BUSINESS PORTFOLIO
AND SO AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS DOCUMENT
THANK YOU TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK AND TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO'VE PROVIDED AMENDMENTS
I WELCOME THOSE AMENDMENTS
THANK YOU
YEAH
COMMISSIONER SHELL, YOU TOLD ME TO SPEAK, SO I'M GOING TO SPEAK
I LOVE IT
I'M SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT THERE, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IS AN INTENTIONAL STRATEGY TO BECOME AND MORE COMPETITIVE AS A WORKPLACE
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT, TO CAST A WIDER NET FOR FOLKS THAT CAN ENTER INTO OUR INDUSTRIES, TO PROMOTE THE VIABILITY OF THE INDUSTRIES IN MARITIME, AVIATION, REAL ESTATE THAT WE INTERSECT
AND IT'S ALSO GOOD GOVERNMENT PROMOTING ACCESS AND VISIBILITY INTO OUR OPERATIONS
FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THIS ALIGNS WITH THE PORT'S MISSION TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN AN INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE WAY
AND TRULY EQUITY IS THAT ACCESS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE INDUSTRY REMAINS COMPETITIVE
SO I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS
THIS IS INTEGRAL TO OUR LONG TERM STRATEGY AS AN INSTITUTION
AND I THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR WORK IN GETTING IT TO WHERE IT IS GREAT
AND I'LL JUST TAKE THE FINAL WORD HERE AND ALSO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOOKDA TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR THIS LABOR OF LOVE
I KNOW I THINK OUR GOAL WAS TO ACTUALLY PRESENT THIS AND GET PAST LAST YEAR
BUT OBVIOUSLY, AND I SAID THIS THE LAST TIME WE PRESENTED ON THIS, WE WERE VERY THOROUGH IN OUR APPROACH TO THIS
AND I THINK THIS PRODUCT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, THAT WE'VE COVERED ALL THE BASIS THAT WE HAVE A PRODUCT THAT OBVIOUSLY ALL OF US HERE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH AND WILL REALLY MAKE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES TO THE PORT
I ALSO WANT TO THANK STEVE AND THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM
OFTENTIMES ACCOUNTABILITY AND THESE METRICS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY MAY BE TIED TO PERFORMANCE AND OTHER THINGS
BUT I REALLY THINK THAT THIS BACK AND FORTH AND WORKING WITH THE ELT HAS ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN A PRODUCT THAT EVERYONE IS SATISFIED WITH, EVERYONE'S BOUGHT IN ON
AND I THINK THAT EVERYONE IS PLANNING TO EXECUTE ON, WHICH IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAN JUST PASSING SOMETHING AS A PERFORMATIVE GESTURE, BUT MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IS BOUGHT IN AND PART OF THE PROCESS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY AS WE THINK ABOUT THE LONG TERM
I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GO FAST, THERE'S A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOW QUICKLY IT GETS REVERSED OR DECONSTRUCTED
AND THE FACT THAT WE TOOK OUR TIME GIVES ME A LOT OF HOPE THAT WE WILL ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THESE MEASURES ARE IN PLACE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME TO COME BEYOND ANY OF US HERE IN THIS ROOM AND OUR TENURES AT THE PORT
SO VERY HAPPY AND I HOPE EVERYONE IS PROUD OF THE PRODUCT THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE ON HERE
I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA AND SAY THAT THE WORK OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE DO IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO AT THE PORT
IT IS A PART OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AT THE PORT
AND I THINK THERE ARE CERTAIN PERSPECTIVES OUT THERE THAT THIS MIGHT BE A DISTRACTION OR NOT CORE TO THE MISSION OF THE PORT
MAYBE WE'RE A LITTLE TOO WOKE AS A COMMISSIONER, BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT THE AIM AND THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT EVERYTHING WE DO AT THE PORT THROUGH THE LENS OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION
SO IT IS JOINT TO THE AYE.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN CUT OUT STRATEGICALLY AND IGNORE
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO IN EVERY DECISION THAT WE MAKE, EVERY OPERATION THAT WE UPHOLD AND EXECUTE ON
AND SO IT'S LIKE SAYING THAT, HOW CAN YOU WALK WITHOUT TWO LEGS? IT'S PART OF OUR BODY OF WORK
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE ARE ALL, AT LEAST IN THE PORT ALTOGETHER ON THIS
AND I THINK, AS ELECTED COMMISSIONERS, IT IS CLEAR TO US, AT LEAST WHEN WE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND OUR CONSTITUENTS, THAT THIS IS THE EXPECTATION OF THIS ORGANIZATION
AND SO I'M VERY PROUD, QUITE FRANKLY, THAT WE ARE MAKING THIS A HUGE PART OF OUR IDENTITY HERE
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE TERRIFIC WORK YOU GUYS DO TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE
SO, HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS, CLERK HART, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE VOTE ON THE PRIMARY AMENDMENT
COMMISSIONER, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR THE PRIMARY AMENDMENT PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS
OH, I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
I DIDN'T SEE YOUR HAND GO UP
GO AHEAD, NO PROBLEM
I'LL KEEP IT SHORT, TOO
I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY TWO CENT
EVEN IF THIS WEREN'T THE RIGHT THING TO DO, WHICH IT MOST DEFINITELY IS, I WOULD TAKE THIS VOTE PURELY ON THE FACT THAT I BELIEVE IT MAKES US A MORE EFFECTIVE PUBLIC AGENCY
WE AREN'T SUCCESSFUL IN SPITE OF THIS WORK AT THE CORNER OF SEATTLE
WE'RE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF IT
BECAUSE WE DO THIS KIND OF WORK, IT ALLOWS US AN ADVANTAGE OVER THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT AREN'T DOING IT
IT MAKES US MORE EFFECTIVE OVERALL
AND SO I DEFINITELY SEE THIS AS A DOUBLE BENEFIT BOTH TO MAKING US MORE EFFECTIVE AS A PUBLIC AGENCY AND DOING THE RIGHT THING
AND I WILL TAKE THE FIRST VOTE AND SAY I'M AN EYE ON THIS MOTION
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED
AYE
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER CHO
AYE
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THE PRIMARY AMENDMENT
GREAT
THE AMENDMENTS ARE PASSED
CLERK HART, WE WILL NOW GO ON FOR THE ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED
COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE SAY AYE OR NAY WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED FOR THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED, 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 YAY
THANK YOU
FIVE AYES, ZERO NAYS FOR THIS ITEM
EXCELLENT
THE MOTION PASSES
CONGRATULATIONS, TEAM
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE CAN END ON A GOOD NOTE THERE, RIGHT? I'M JUST KIDDING
WE HAVE MORE GOOD STUFF COMING, RIGHT? MEANING AGENDA ITEM TEN B HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE APRIL 18, 2023 COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
SO WE ARE NOW ON TO PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
CLERK HART, PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM INTO THE RECORD
WE'LL THEN HEAR FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM
THANK YOU
THIS IS AGENDA ITEM ELEVEN, A DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING ANNUAL REPORT
COMMISSIONER 2022 MARKED THE FOURTH FULL YEAR SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING POLICY INITIATIVE DIRECT POLICY DIRECTIVE IN 2018
OVER THAT TIME PERIOD, THE PORT HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES TOWARDS EQUITY AND INCLUSION OF WMBE BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING ON PORT CONTRACTS
THROUGH PORT WIDE EFFORTS, WE'RE CONTINUING A POSITIVE TREND TOWARDS WMBE UTILIZATION
TODAY'S PRESENTATION BY DAVE MCFADDEN, ME AND RICE, LAWRENCE COLEMAN AND EMILY HO WILL PROVIDE THE DETAILS OF THE 2022 PORT WIDE WMBE RESULTS AND WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE PROGRAM
OUR RESULTS SHOW PROGRESS, BUT WE STILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT WORK TO DO TO ENSURE THAT DIVERSE BUSINESSES SHARE IN OUR WORK
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT IN ADDITION TO THE WORK DESCRIBED IN OUR DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING REPORT TODAY, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO GET US CLOSER TO THAT VISION
I'M WORKING WITH OUR STAFF TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES AND BRING THEM TO YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING MORE ABOUT THAT LATER THIS YEAR AS WE DEVELOP A TIMELINE FOR DELIVERING THAT WORK
SO, AS I SAID ALREADY, I THINK THE PRESENTERS ARE ME AND RICE, THE DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING, EMILY HO, PROGRAM MANAGER, DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING, LAWRENCE COLEMAN, WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESS MANAGER
AND I THINK DAVE MCFADDEN IS PROVIDING BACK UP THERE, BUT I DON'T LIKE THEM WHEN EVERYBODY SITS BEHIND ME 180 DEGREES BACK THERE
SO WITH THAT ME AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU
HOT DIGGITY
ALL RIGHT, I'M EXCITED
SO THANK YOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK COMMISSION PRESIDENT CHO COMMISSIONER AND ALSO THE COMMISSIONER THAT ARE ONLINE TODAY AS WELL AS THE LISTENING PUBLIC
MY NAME IS ME AND RICE, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT
I AM JOINED HERE WITH PART OF DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING STAFF WITH MR LAWRENCE COLEMAN TO MY RIGHT AND ALSO MS EMILY HO AS WELL
AND WE'RE ALL HERE TODAY TO PRESENT TO YOU THE DIVERSITY CONTRACTING GIVE YOU A BRIEFING OF THE 2022 ANNUAL REPORT OF HOW WE DID LAST YEAR
AND REAL QUICK
I WANTED TO START OFF ON A FUN NOTE, REALLY, IN THE SENSE OF PROVIDING WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER A MINUTE CLIPPING OF SOME OF OUR EFFORTS, OF A WONDERFUL BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM THAT WE HAD SOME OF THE CLASS PARTICIPANTS
AND IF WE CAN PLAY THAT REAL QUICK AND THEN WE'LL GET ON TO THE REST OF THE AGENDA AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LET THIS BUFFER FOR A MINUTE SO WE CAN GET THE BEST VIDEO PLAY
FOR YEARS I HAVE ON MY OWN LOOKED FOR MENTORS AND HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL
SO THANKS TO EMILY, MAYAN AND FERNANDO, I WAS PAIRED WITH ONE OF THE BEST ARCHITECTURE FIRMS IN THE UNITED STATES, MILLER HALL
FOLKS CAN ACTUALLY COME IN AND PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT TO LEARN
AND WE HAVE THESE ADVANCED PORTIONS AND PORT 101S THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PICKING UP WHAT YOU WE TRY TO MEET YOU AT YOUR LEVEL AS BEST WE POSSIBLY CAN
IT'S GOOD TO NETWORK WITH OTHER BUSINESS LEADERS AND ESPECIALLY WITH OTHER BUSINESS LEADERS OF COLOR AND SOMETIMES JUST BEING ON A ZOOM CALL OR IN A ROOM WITH PEOPLE THAT I CAN RELATE TO WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH, AND I THINK THEY CAN RELATE TO ME AS WELL
ESSENTIAL THAT TO SUPPORT OUR EVER GROWING CAPITAL PROGRAM
WE WANT THAT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
WE WANT TO HAVE THOSE EASY AND HARD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO ACTUALLY MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU, THE ACTUAL SMALL BUSINESS
I THINK FOR ME, MANY OF THE SESSIONS WERE HELPING TO UNPACK SOME OF THE BARRIERS THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED EARLY ON
AND WHAT I'M FINDING IS THAT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THOSE PROBLEMS ARE BEING ELEVATED AND THEY'RE BEING ADDRESSED AND SOLUTIONS ARE BEING OFFERED
I HOPE THAT THIS PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE
THIS IS THE WAY IN WHICH WE SHOW UP FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN A TANGIBLE WAY TO HELP THEM BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO BECOME A THRIVING PART OF OUR ECONOMY
WITHOUT YOU, WE WOULDN'T BE SUCCESSFUL, AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE OUR SUCCESS AND MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION
IT'S A PARTNERSHIP
SO THANK YOU AGAIN, WOMAN MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES OUT THERE
AND KEEP LOOKING AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE AS A POTENTIAL PARTNER
ALL RIGHT? YOU CAN NEVER GET USED TO SEEING YOURSELF ON TV
LET ME JUST SAY THAT
ANYWAY, YOU GOT THE GOOD SIDE OF THE FACE, RIGHT? SO, COMMISSIONER, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF LEVEL SET BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DEEP DIVE OF THE NUMBERS AND HOW WE DID 2022
BUT WE HAVE A DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING POLICY DIRECTIVE WHICH WAS BASICALLY ESTABLISHED IN 2018
OUR FIRST FULL YEAR OF DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING PROGRAM WAS IN 2019
BUT ESSENTIALLY, WE WANT TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND ADDRESS CONTRACTING DISPARITIES WITH WOMEN MINORITY PARTICIPATION ON OUR CONTRACTS
AND THE OVERARCHING POLICY DIRECTIVE BASICALLY HAD TWO MAIN POLICY BENCHMARKS
ONE IS TO INCREASE TO 15% OF THE AMOUNT SPENT ON ONE MINORITY CONTRACTS WITHIN THE FIVE YEARS, AND THE BASELINE WAS 5.3%
AND THEN SECOND WAS TO TRIPLE THE NUMBER OF ONE MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE FIRMS DOING BUSINESS WITH THE PORT, WHICH WAS A BASELINE BACK IN 2016 OF 2018 OF 118 BUSINESSES
AND OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO ACHIEVE 354 BUSINESSES
NOW, MIND YOU, COMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSIONERS ONLINE, WE AYE
THE RESET BUTTON EVERY YEAR
WE START FROM ZERO, AND THEN WE SEE IF WE CAN AYE
THESE ESTABLISHED GOALS
SO THIS IS A COOL THING
NOW LET ME GET TO THE PUNCHLINE AND GET TO THE END IN TERMS OF HOW WE DID IN 2022
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
OH, SORRY
NEXT SLIDE
ONE MORE TIME, PLEASE
GET INTO THE ONE B RESULTS FOR 2022
WOW
WE GOT 12.6% WITH 351 BUSINESSES THAT WE WORKED WITH
AND THIS IS PHENOMENAL
IF YOU LOOK AT THIS CHART TO SEE HOW FAR WE HAVE COME SINCE 2016, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A ROCKET LAUNCHER
WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO FROM THE PERCENT OF UTILIZATION OF DOLLARS GOING TO WOMEN MINORITIES IN THEIR POCKETS, BUT IT'S UP TO THAT 15%
BUT WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
THE NUMBER OF FIRMS, AGAIN, WE JUST MISSED IT BY JUST LESS THAN A HANDFUL OF BUSINESSES IN WHICH WE CONTRACTED WITH
SO WE GOT 351
THE GOAL WAS 354
WOW
BUT THIS YEAR IS OUR 2023 IS OUR LAST AND FINAL YEAR
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR BROKE, EVEN MORE SO
AND YOU'LL HEAR SOME GREAT INFORMATION FROM BOTH LAWRENCE COLEMAN AND EMILY HO AS WE CONTINUE ON WITH OUR PRESENTATION
SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO ACTUALLY HAND THE BALL OVER, THE BATON OVER TO MR LAWRENCE COLEMAN
ALL YOURS, LAWRENCE
THANKS FOR GETTING US STARTED
ME AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMMISSIONER, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TO CHAT WITH YOU ALL TODAY
GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME, PLEASE
I'LL BE SHARING WITH YOU WMBE UTILIZATION FOR 2022
AND I'LL START KIND OF AT A GLOBAL LOOK AND THEN WE'LL JUST DRILL DOWN
HAPPY TO ALSO HAVE WITH US TODAY OUR OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION MANAGER TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE STRATEGIES THAT WE USE IN 2022 TO SUPPORT SOME OF THIS WMBE UTILIZATION
SO THE SPLURGE HIDE, EXCUSE ME
THIS FIRST SLIDE YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS JUST THE GLOBAL LOOK OF CONTRACTING HERE AT THE PORT
IN 2022, WITH REGARDS TO CONTRACTING, WE SPENT ABOUT $472,000,000
AND THEN WE LOOK AT PUBLIC WORKS, WHICH IS CONSTRUCTION, THE SUPPORT SPENT ABOUT $200 MILLION
AND THEN ON NON CONSTRUCTION, WE SPENT ABOUT $270,000,000
AND THEN THAT FAR COLUMN YOU'LL SEE THERE IS THE WMBE UTILIZATION
AND SO ON PORT CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS, WE SPENT ABOUT 15 MILLION OR 7.5% WITH WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESSES
AND THEN ON NON CONSTRUCTION SPEND
SO JUST THINK OF EVERYTHING BUT CONSTRUCTION
AND WE THROW IN HERE ALL GOODS AND SERVICES, ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, SO EVERYTHING THAT'S NOT THE TRADITIONAL KIND OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
WE DID ABOUT 16.16% OR 16.4%
EXACTLY
AND JUST OVER $44 MILLION IN $44 MILLION IN WMBE SPEND FOR THE YEAR
AND THEN LASTLY, I WANT TO JUST POINT OUT IT'S NOT 2011, IT'S 2021
JUST WANT TO CALL THAT OUT
BUT WHAT THAT NOTE IS JUST SAYING THAT WE MADE SOME PROGRESS FROM LAST YEAR, RIGHT? SO IN 2021, WE WERE AT 12.1% TO 2020, 212.6% OVERALL WMBE UTILIZATION FOR THE PORT OF SEATTLE
GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME, PLEASE
THIS IS A LOOK AT ETHNICITY, RIGHT? AND JUST TO BE DIRECT, THIS IS THE INTENTIONALITY THAT WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH
THIS IS THE WORK THAT WE HAVE AND THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO
I'D SAY OVER THE YEARS, THESE NUMBERS FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN WITHIN THE VARIOUS ETHNIC COMMUNITIES AND I WON'T READ THEM ALL HERE, BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ANOTHER, A LITTLE BIT OF A MISSING DATA
SO THESE NUMBERS DON'T NECESSARILY ADD DIRECTLY UP, BUT IT'S REALLY JUST MEANT TO SHOW YOU THE RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES
THERE ARE, I WOULD PROBABLY SAY ABOUT 20% NOT SHOWN HERE
AND THOSE ARE FIRMS THAT ARE NOT IDENTIFIED AND WE COULDN'T PUT THEM INTO A BUCKET JUST YET
THERE'S SOME WORK THAT WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS IDENTIFY THEMSELVES IS VERY IMPORTANT
BUT AGAIN, CERTAINLY GOT SOME WORK TO DO IN THIS AREA, SOMETHING THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO TO ENSURE THAT FOLKS IN THESE RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES GET OPPORTUNITIES HERE AT THE PORT OF SEATTLE
GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME, PLEASE
NON CONSTRUCTION, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS IS EVERYTHING BUT CONSTRUCTION
SO THOSE GOODS AND SERVICES, ANY TYPE OF WORK AND EVERYTHING ELSE, IT'S BEEN INTERESTING OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET GOALS ON PROJECTS THAT WE HAVEN'T, RIGHT
WE'VE SET GOALS ON PROJECTS THAT ARE RELATED TO HR, TEMPORARY SERVICES AND THINGS THAT THE PORT NEVER REALLY SET GOALS ON
AND JUST TO REMIND COMMISSIONERS AND THE VIEWING PUBLIC THAT GOALS, THESE TARGETS HELP US WITHOUT THE TARGETS, WE SAW UTILIZATION AT A VERY LOW PERCENTAGE, RIGHT? SOMEWHERE IN THE TUNE OF 5%
SO WHEN WE PUT GOALS ON CONTRACTS, IT'S A TARGET AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESSES TO GET SOME UTILIZATION THIS YEAR IN 2022 FOR NON CONSTRUCTION
CERTAINLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT ALL OF THE DIVISIONS AYE
THEIR MARK
I ALSO REMIND COMMISSIONER THAT WHEN WE ESTABLISHED A POLICY DIRECTIVE, THERE WAS SOME ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WAS INVOLVED OR THAT ALSO FLOWED DOWN TO NOT JUST OUR OFFICE, BUT TO THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS
SO WE HAVE THE GREAT PLEASURE EVERY YEAR SITTING DOWN WITH EACH OF THE DIVISIONS AND WORKING THROUGH DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING, ESSENTIALLY PLANS AND FORECASTING AND TRYING TO COME UP WITH GOALS THAT MAKE SENSE FOR THE PORT, BUT THAT ARE ALSO TO THE DEGREE THAT WE CAN BOLD, RIGHT? AND SO IN 2022 WE ESTABLISHED A 15% GOAL ON NON CONSTRUCTION SPEND AND THEN FOR ALL OF 2022 WE AYE
16.4%
SO REALLY PLEASED TO SEE SOME INCREASE IN THE NET COMMITMENT
GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME, PLEASE
NOW THIS IS A CLOSER SPECIFIC LOOK, EXCUSE ME, AT THE CORPORATE AND SO THESE ARE THE VARIOUS CORPORATE DEPARTMENTS THAT FLOW INTO THAT CORPORATE DIVISION
NOW, 26.6% IS SOME PRETTY GOOD UTILIZATION
I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS I THINK WE GET OUT OF SOME OF THE UNITS HERE IS NOT ONLY JUST SOME GOOD PARTICIPATION, BUT WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO COUNT TOWARDS THAT OTHER GOAL THAT ME AND MENTIONED
SO WE HAVE TWO THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE
SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT 15% SPEND UP, BUT WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FIRMS AND I SAY THIS IS PROBABLY THE GREATEST CONTRIBUTION
SO ALTHOUGH THERE'S NOT A TON OF SPEND IN SOME OF THE UNITS, BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY SOME CONTRIBUTION WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF FIRMS HERE
SO AGAIN, IN CORPORATE, WE SET A 14% GOAL AND CORPORATE CAME IN AT 26.6%
GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME, PLEASE
AND THEN THIS IS JUST KIND OF A LARGER LOOK AT NON CONSTRUCTION
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO POINT OUT
THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST YEARS, AT LEAST I CAN REMEMBER SINCE WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS INTENTIONALLY, THAT WE'VE SEEN NON CONSTRUCTION SPEND HIGHER THAN CONSTRUCTION
SO JUST OVER THE YEARS IT'S CERTAINLY BEEN GROWING
WE SEE GREAT PARTICIPATION BY THOSE THAT DO NON CONSTRUCTION
SO AGAIN, GOODS AND SERVICES AND E
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT
SO AGAIN, IN 2022 WE ESTABLISHED OR EXCUSE ME, AYE
16.4%
BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING THIS YEAR
AND WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT CONSTRUCTION, I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THESE TWO CORRELATE BUT AGAIN, THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES WE'VE SEEN JUST THIS RISE IN NON CONSTRUCTION SPEND TO ABOUT $270,000,000
GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME, PLEASE
SO, TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT CONSTRUCTION, AND I KNOW EVEN LAST YEAR WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VALUE AND THE IMPORTANCE THAT CONSTRUCTION HAS TO WMBE UTILIZATION
AND SO JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS
SO FIRST OFF, THIS IS A LOW SPEND FOR CONSTRUCTION AND THERE'S CERTAINLY A CORRELATION BETWEEN HIGH CONSTRUCTION SPEND AND HIGHER INCREASED WMBE UTILIZATION, AS WE CAN SEE HERE
SO WE SET AN AMBITIOUS GOAL THIS YEAR TO TRY TO AYE
12.5% ON CONSTRUCTION AND WE LANDED AT 7.5%
AND A COUPLE OF REASONS THAT STUCK OUT FOR US WHEN WE WERE TAKING A LOOK AT THE DATA
FOR ONE, THE PORT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE EASIEST PLACE TO WORK ON, TO WORK FOR WHEN YOU'RE DOING CONSTRUCTION
WE HAVE SOME MEGAPROJECTS THAT ARE HIGHLY TECHNICAL
SO NOT ONLY ARE THERE VERY FEW FIRMS IN THAT SPACE, BUT THERE'S VERY FEW WMBE FIRMS AS WELL
ONE EXAMPLE IS THERE'S A BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION PROJECT, RIGHT HAS, I WANT TO SAY, LIKE A 2% WMBE GOAL
WELL, JUST NATIONWIDE OR JUST PROBABLY EVEN WORLDWIDE, THERE'S JUST NOT A LOT OF FIRMS THAT DO THAT SPACE
BUT WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND YOU'RE NOT GETTING WMBE UTILIZATION, IT BRINGS YOUR OVERALL OPPORTUNITY DOWN
SO JUST KEEPING THAT IN MIND
AND THEN ALSO WHEN WE TOOK A LOOK AT DATA, WHEN I SPOKE TO EARLIER ABOUT NON CONSTRUCTION, WE SAW AN INCREASE OR A HUGE AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR WMBE FIRMS IN THAT SPACE
WELL, WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PLANNING AND SO SAW QUITE A BIT OF CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTRACTS AND SPEND IN NON CONSTRUCTION
SO NEVERTHELESS, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT CONSTRUCTION IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE DO
IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART IN SEEING TO IT THAT WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESSES GET OPPORTUNITIES
SO WHEN WE DON'T
GET GOOD CONSTRUCTION UTILIZATION FOR WMBES OR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS COME OUT, WE'RE GOING TO ALSO SEE A LOWER SPEND AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO IMPACT OUR OVERALL EFFORTS TO MEET THE GOAL
WITH THAT, JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT MAKING SOME STRIDES IN CONSTRUCTION AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN THE PRESENTATION
BUT I DO WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR NEWEST MEMBER OF THE TEAM, EMILY HO, TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE OUTREACH AND TRAINING EFFORTS THAT WE'VE MADE IN 2022 TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS
THANKS, LAWRENCE
GOOD AFTERNOON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
SIR
CAN WE ACTUALLY HAVE YOU GUYS SWITCH SEATS? IT'S KIND OF JUST WEIRD HAVING YOU ALL THE WAY OUT THERE
SORRY
COME OUT OF THE SHADOWS
YEAH
OKAY
GOOD AFTERNOON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK
COMMISSIONER
PRESIDENT CHO AND COMMISSIONER
SO TRAINING AND OUTREACH IS ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVING OUR DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING GOALS
IT PROVIDES OUR WMBE FIRMS THE SUPPORT AND THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH US, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY OR IF THEY ALREADY DO, TO EXPAND THAT PARTNERSHIP
SO IN THE PAST YEAR, DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING HAS REALLY EXPANDED ITS TRAINING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS AND IS REALLY PROVIDING A HIGHER LEVEL OF TRAINING AND OUTREACH THAN EVER BEFORE JUST BECAUSE OF THIS INCREASED CAPACITY AND THIS NEW POSITION ON THE TEAM
SO THIS SLIDE HERE SHOWS THE THREE MAIN BUCKETS OF OUR WORK
IT FALLS INTO TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT
TRAININGS AND OPPORTUNITIES IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS OUR PORT GEN PROGRAM JUST BROADLY, AND IT COMES IN MANY FORMS IT COMES IN THE FORM OF OUR PORT 101 WEBINARS, WHICH PROVIDE BASIC BUT ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PORT AND CONTRACTING AT THE PORT
IT INCLUDES FIRST LOOK PRESENTATIONS WHICH SHOW UPCOMING PROJECTS TO LET WMBE FIRMS DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO PURSUE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND TO TEAM UP WITH PRIMES OR OTHER WMBE FIRMS TO CHASE THAT OPPORTUNITY
IT INCLUDES PORT GEN CONNECTS, WHICH ARE OUR NETWORKING EVENTS THAT ENABLES THESE FIRMS TO ESTABLISH AND SUSTAIN THE IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY NEED WITH PORT STAFF, PRIMES, AND OTHER WMBES
THERE'S ALSO TECHNICAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS THAT PROVIDE CONCRETE TRAINING LIKE ON BOND REQUIREMENTS AND INSURANCE, AND THAT PROVIDES THEM WITH TOOLS THAT AREN'T JUST LIMITED TO CHASING WORK AT THE PORT, IT'S BROADER
AND THEN LASTLY, THERE'S OUR BUSINESS ACCELERATOR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH THE VIDEO REALLY HIGHLIGHTED FOR COMMUNICATIONS
IN 2022, WE BEGAN SENDING OUT THE WEEKLY OPPORTUNITIES DIGEST, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL THAT WE NEVER HAD BEFORE, AND IT MAKES SURE WMBE FIRMS KNOW WHAT OUR LATEST CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES ARE AND ANY OF OUR UPCOMING PORT GEN EVENTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THEM
LASTLY, FOR ENGAGEMENT, WE DO A LOT OF ONE ON ONE ASSISTANCE, EITHER OVER EMAIL OR IN ONE ON ONE MEETINGS THAT INCLUDE UNDERSTANDING WHERE THE FIRM IS AT, WHERE THEY WANT TO GO, AND THEN PROVIDING THEM WITH THE BASIC EITHER BASIC ADVICE OR UP TO STRATEGIC ADVICE THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THEM
AND I'VE SAT IN A NUMBER OF MEETINGS WHERE LAWRENCE IS REALLY LEADING THIS BECAUSE HE'S BEEN DOING IT FOR SO LONG AND IT'S SUPER INSPIRING AND IT'S ALWAYS SO HELPFUL AND I HOPE TO BE LIKE LAWRENCE ONE DAY IN PROVIDING THAT KIND OF ASSISTANCE
SO THAT'S ENGAGEMENT
SO WE TYPICALLY MAKE OUR FIRST CONTACT WITH THESE FIRMS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT WE GO TO
COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE IMPORTANT NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT ENABLES PEOPLE TO ACCESS US DIRECTLY, EITHER FOR THE FIRST TIME OR THE FIFTH, 6TH, 10TH, 11TH TIME, BUT IT ALSO ENABLES US TO ANNOUNCE OUR OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS AND ALSO HAVE OUR EAR TO THE GROUND, TO WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THESE COMMUNITIES
BRING THEM BACK TO THE PORT, BRING THEM BACK TO DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO ON THIS SLIDE ARE SOME OF THE NEW METRICS THAT WE INSTITUTED OVER THE COURSE OF 2022 FOR TRAINING AND OUTREACH
AND REALLY WE HAVEN'T HAD METRICS LIKE THESE AT ALL BEFORE
I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE HOSTED AND PARTICIPATED IN 36 EVENTS AND HAVE A VERY WIDE REACH IN TERMS OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS OF 4000 CONTACTS
AND WE KNOW THAT AT THE VERY LEAST, THERE ARE 27 WMBE FIRMS WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR PORT GEN EVENTS AND WERE AWARDED PORT CONTRACTS
WE'RE PRETTY SURE THAT THE ACTUAL NUMBER IS HIGHER THAN THAT
FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR THOUGH, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO TRACKING OUR METRICS BETTER AND TO MAKE THEM EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL UP THERE FOR PORT GEN EVENT REGISTRANTS
THAT'S FOR REGISTRANTS
I REALLY WANT TO GET DOWN TO OUR NUMBER OF ATTENDEES
THE NUMBER OF WMBE FIRMS WHO REGISTERED AND ATTENDED PORT GEN EVENTS ARE FOCUSED ON OUR WMBE FIRMS, BUT IT'S NOT EXCLUSIVE, SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER FIRMS THAT END UP SHOWING UP
I WANT TO TRACK THE WMBE COMPANIES WHO ATTENDED OUR EVENTS AND ACTUALLY PURSUED WORK AND NOT JUST WHAT WAS AWARDED
I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT A LITTLE FURTHER ON IN THE PRESENTATION FOR NOW
I WILL HAND IT BACK OVER TO ME AND TO PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING IN 2022
AWESOME
WELL, THANK YOU EMILY
AND NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
SO, OUR REPORT CARD FOR 2022
ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, WE'RE CONTINUING TO INCREASE OUR WOMEN MINORITY PARTICIPATION
OUR UTILIZATION IS CONTINUING TO INCH CLOSER AND CLOSER TO OUR GOAL
WE'VE BEEN HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, THE NUMBER OF WOMEN BE FIRMS AS MENTIONED EARLIER, IN THE BEGINNING OF OUR PRESENTATION, WE WERE JUST A FEW FIRMS SHY OF OUR GOAL
SO I HAVE A FEELING THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO CRUSH IT
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT ONE
AND THEN THIS IS ON THE RECORD, BY THE WAY
IT IS ON THE RECORD, YES
MARK IT DOWN ACTUALLY
AND THEN ALSO WITH EMILY'S ENTRANCE INTO OUR DEPARTMENT AND BLOWING ADDITIONAL, EVEN MORE COMMUNICATION, TRAINING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, OUR INCREASED TRAINING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS HAS BEEN CONTINUING TO BE ON A WONDERFUL GLIDE SLOPE HEADING
MORE AND MORE FOLKS ARE BECOMING MORE AWARE OF PORT OF SEATTLE PROJECTS AS WELL AS THE AREA OF I'M JUST GOING TO DIGRESS JUST A SMALL BIT
I'M FINDING OVER TIME, OVER THE YEARS, WHEN THE PORT OF SEATTLE, WE WERE STRUGGLING BACK IN 2012 AND 2013, WE WERE DOING LESS THAN 5%
WE'RE HURTING A LOT OF FOLKS SAYING, WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS OPPORTUNITIES
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON
NOW THERE'S A SHIFT
THE SHIFT IS LESS ABOUT KNOWING WHAT THE OPPORTUNITY IS
IT'S NOW MORE ABOUT, OKAY, HOW DO I GET IN? WHAT'S THE TRAINING? WHAT ARE THE THINGS ABOUT THE PORT? SEATTLE? SO WE STARTED TO SEE OVER THE YEARS THE SHIFT OF TENOR, WHICH WAS GREAT
AND SO THIS IS A BIG COMPLIMENT TO YOUR PREDECESSORS, COMMISSIONERS, AND ALSO THE ELTS OF THE WORLD AND THE PORT
IT'S JUST BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE THUS FAR, BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME CHALLENGES
WE STILL HAVE SOME CHALLENGES AHEAD
CURRENTLY, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE PROGRAM IS NOT ON TARGET TO ACHIEVE THE FIVE YEAR UTILIZATION GOAL
IF WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM A PERCENT A YEAR, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO RUN SHORT
SO WITHOUT INCREASING OUR CONSTRUCTION UTILIZATION OR CONSTRUCTION SPEND, WE MAY MISS IT
SO YOU'LL FIND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES FOR OUR FUTURE, WE'LL TOUCH A BIT ABOUT OUR CONSTRUCTION THROUGH LAWRENCE
SO, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS YEAR, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, AGAIN, THIS IS OUR LAST AND FINAL YEAR OF OUR FIVE YEAR GOAL FROM OUR DIVERSITY CONTRACTING POLICY DIRECTIVE
AND I'M GOING TO HAND THE BALL OVER TO MR LAWRENCE COLEMAN
LAWRENCE, GO AHEAD AND TAKE US TO 2023
ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU, ME
AND COMMISSIONER, IT IS AS ME AND MENTIONED, IT'S OUR HOPE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESS THAT WE'VE HAD AND CERTAINLY GOT OUR AYES TO DOING BETTER
WHAT I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT, AND THE AGGRESSIVE ATTEMPT TO BE TALKING ABOUT IS 2023 AND JUST SOME OF THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE
SO JUST PORT WIDE ON NON CONSTRUCTION
AGAIN, THIS IS SOME WORK THAT WE HAVE THAT WE REACH OUT TO THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
AND AGAIN, THAT ACCOUNTABILITY WHERE IT DOESN'T JUST LIVE WITH OUR OFFICE, BUT IT'S SLOWED DOWN THROUGHOUT
AND SO EACH AGAIN, EVERY YEAR, EVERY DEPARTMENT AND DIVISION ESTABLISHES A GOAL
AND SO FOR 2023, PORT WIDE, THERE'S A NON CONSTRUCTION GOAL OF 15% AVIATION 14% IS WHAT THEY'RE STRIVING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 15%, MARITIME 19%, AND THEN A CORPORATE WITH ALL ITS VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AT 16%
AND SO JUST OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN SOME REALLY GOOD STRIDES TOWARDS EXCEEDING THOSE GOALS IN NON CONSTRUCTION, AND CERTAINLY LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT IN 2023
GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME, PLEASE
CONSTRUCTION
JUST A SECOND
ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY, I THINK WE HAVE A QUICK QUESTION
I WAS JUST WONDERING, WHY WOULD MARITIME BE SO MUCH HIGHER AND WHAT'S THE RATIONALE FOR SETTING THAT RANGE OF GOALS? FOR MARITIME? WELL JUST IT STICKS OUT AS BEING SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT
SO EACH DIVISION LOOKS AT THEIR SPEND AND THEY FORECAST, RIGHT? SO SOME DIVISIONS HAVE MORE SPEND THAN OTHERS
SOME SEE SOME CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO GET SOME UTILIZATION THAT OTHERS AREN'T
SO I WOULDN'T SAY NECESSARILY COMPARING AVIATION TO MARITIME
RIGHT
SO WHAT'S NOT UP HERE IS DOLLAR AMOUNT, THE PERCENT
YEAH, RIGHT
SO YOU CAN CERTAINLY SEE SOME VARIANCE IN THERE
BUT YOU LOOK AT AVIATION WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THEIR PUGET 150,000,000 RIGHT, AS OPPOSED TO MARITIME, IT'S JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, PROBABLY LIKE 6 MILLION
BUT NEVERTHELESS, CERTAINLY THE CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES AND THE SPEND IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
COMMISSIONERS, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ASK A QUESTION OF LAWRENCE BUILDING ON COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN'S QUESTION
COULD IT PERHAPS BE THOSE NUMBERS ARE LARGER TOO BECAUSE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF WMBE FIRMS TO DO THAT WORK? IS THAT PART OF THIS CALCULATION AS WELL? NO
AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT AVAILABILITY WE ESTABLISH A CONTRACT BY CONTRACT GOAL
WHEN THE CONTRACT IT DOESN'T ROLL UP INTO NO DIVISION, SET THE GOALS JUST BASED ON THE FORECAST OF THEIR BUDGET
OKAY
APPRECIATE IT, STEVE
I'M SORRY
SO HOW CAN YOU SET A GOAL BELOW 15% THOUGH? I MEAN IF THAT IS THE GOAL, THE OVERALL GOAL IS 15
IT'S THE OVERALL GOAL
RIGHT, IT'S THE OVERALL GOAL
I MEAN IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE GOAL SHOULD BE PER DIVISION IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE STRIVING FOR OVERALL RATHER THAN HAVING TO PULL A LAGGARD UP BY HAVING A HIGHER PERCENTAGE
IT DOESN'T REALLY ACHIEVE THE SENTIMENT OF THE GOAL
IT DOES ROLL UP CORRECTLY
BUT I MEAN THROUGH ALL THE DIVISIONS IT SEEMS TO BE THAT SHOULD BE THAT WAS THE QUESTION I HAD WHEN I SPOKE TO THE WRONG
IT SAID THAT THIS GOAL DOES NOT INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WHERE THE UTILIZATION GOALS ARE ESTABLISHED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS
SEEMS TO ME THAT THE FLOOR SHOULD BE 15% AS THE GOAL
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS IN HERE
SO AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET AND THE SPEND, RIGHT, THE DEPARTMENTS TAKE A SWAG, SO TO SPEAK, A SCIENTIFIC GUESS IN TERMS OF WHAT TYPE OF UTILIZATION THEY'RE GOING TO GET PER CONTRACT
BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE ON THESE CONTRACTS BECAUSE SOME OF OUR STATE LAWS
SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TRYING TO MAKE AN EFFORT AND AS THEY GO THROUGH THE BUDGET LIST THAT YOU GUYS APPROVE THEN THEY ROLL UP AND TRYING TO SAY OH, I THINK I CAN GET 25% ON THIS CONTRACT OR I THINK I CAN GET 10% BASED OFF OF THE DOLLAR BOUNCE
AND THEN LAWRENCE TAKES A LOOK AT THAT AND THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER AND SAYING OKAY, WE THINK THIS GOAL MIGHT BE MOST ACHIEVABLE AND YET AT THE SAME TIME A STRETCH GOAL BASED OFF OF THE PROJECTS IN WHICH THEY IDENTIFIED PER THE BUDGET AND EFFORT JUST LIKE GIVEN THAT IT IS LOOSE AND HARD TO PREDICT
WHY DON'T YOU SET THE FLOOR AT 15? I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE 14% IS ALMOST THERE, RIGHT? I MEAN, HOW WOULD SOMEBODY REALLY HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WOULD BE 1% ONE WAY OR THE OTHER? AND AGAIN, IT'S YOUR OWN STATEMENT OF THE GOAL IS 15%
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR WHAT MR MCFADDEN SAYS, BUT THE AVERAGE OF THE AVERAGE, I JUST DON'T SEE THAT AS THE OVERALL GOAL
I HAVE AN ANSWER IN PART TO THAT
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR METRUCK IN THE POLICY, IT SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMPONENT OF OUR OWN ANNUAL EVALUATIONS
OKAY? SO ABOUT THE THOUGHT THAT WE PUSH THAT HIGHER AND WE THINK ABOUT THAT, BUT WE ARE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IF WE OVERSTRETCH, THEN WE HAVE THAT POINT OF CONVERSATION AT THE END OF THE YEAR
AND SO THAT'S JUST THE BASIS WHY WE'RE CAREFUL
JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN, TRY THANKS FOR THAT FEEDBACK, COMMISSIONER
COPY THAT, COMMISSIONER
I APPRECIATE THAT
GO AHEAD
NEXT SLIDE FOR ME
WELL, THIS IS YOUR STRETCH, COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN
SO 7.5% WAS THE UTILIZATION IN 2022 FOR CONSTRUCTION
WE'RE STRIVING FOR 13%
JUST TAKING A LOOK AT JUST SOME FORECASTS
AND IF WE MAKE THE STRIDES AND WE AYE
13%, IT CERTAINLY MOVES US CLOSER TO THAT OVERALL 15%
I GUESS AS A COMPLIANCE PROFESSIONAL, JUST MAYBE MAKE A NOTE ABOUT GOALS
DIVISION GOALS ARE DIVISION GOALS, RIGHT? THOSE ARE CERTAINLY TARGETS
BUT WHEN WE SET CONTRACT BY CONTRACT, THOSE CONTRACT BY CONTRACT GOALS, WE'RE MINDFUL OF UTILIZATION HISTORICAL, WE'RE MINDFUL OF AVAILABILITY, THE COMPLEXITY AND ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT MAKE UP A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND JUST A PROJECT IN GENERAL
SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR STATE
THE REALITY IS IT'S AN ANTI AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATE, RIGHT? AND SO WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AVAILABILITY WHEN WE DO SET CONTRACT GOALS
AND SO ALTHOUGH WE WANT TO BE AS AGGRESSIVE, BUT WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE JUSTIFICATION TO SUPPORT THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE THE MOST SENSE AND THAT ARE GOING TO BE ATTAINABLE WHEN WE DO SET CONTRACT BY CONTRACT GOALS
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE
BUT AGAIN, JUST TALKING ABOUT JUST SOME OF THE CHALLENGES ARE FORECASTING, RIGHT? JUST TRYING TO GET TO JUST UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S UPCOMING ACCURATE AND CONSISTENT PROCESSES
AND I'D SAY THAT'S ACROSS THE BOARD
I HEARD THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THAT'S A REAL PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT BUREAUCRACY, RED TAPE AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AND THE CHALLENGES THAT BUSINESSES FACES
AND THAT'S SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO JUST FROM THE WORK WITH ME AND LEADERSHIP IN DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING
AND THEN THE LAST CHALLENGE I THINK WE HAVE IS SPECIALIZED WORK
AGAIN, TO RUN AN AIRPORT AND TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO ON THIS SEAPORT
IT TAKES SOME FOLKS AND SO SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE NOT IN OUR CONTROL
BUT I THINK THINGS THAT ARE IN OUR CONTROL
SOME OF THE WORK THAT EMILY DOES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TRAINING, OUTREACH
SO MAKING FOLKS AWARE, MAKING SURE THAT WE KNOW WHO'S OUT THERE, ENCOURAGING FOLKS AND REMINDING THEM THAT THIS IS A PLACE THAT YOU WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH, THIS IS ONLY SUPPORTIVE
ALL RIGHT, SO I'M JUST PUSHING HERE
SURE
BUT NO, IT'S ALL GOOD
SO WE SET THESE GOALS, AND THE TRAJECTORY IS GREAT
BUT WHEN YOU WANT TO SAY, OKAY, I'M GOING TO DO THAT MUCH BETTER NEXT YEAR, HOW MUCH MORE? WHAT SHE'S GOING TO DO IS GOING TO I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO PASS A BUDGET, RIGHT? AND WE WANT TO FEED THIS MACHINE
SO WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO DO NEXT YEAR THAT'S GOING TO CLOSE THE GAP? YOU'RE NOT JUST SETTING ANOTHER ASPIRATION
AND YOU'RE RIGHT
THERE ARE LIMITATIONS OF WHAT THE POOL OF TALENT IS FOR THIS SPECIFIC JOB
BUT TELL US HOW NOT JUST THAT YOU'RE SETTING A GOAL, HOW YOU SEE THE BEST WAY TO ACHIEVE THAT ADDITIONAL PROGRESS, BECAUSE THOSE ARE SIGNIFICANT STRETCHES
LET ME ANSWER THIS QUESTION REAL QUICK
THIS QUESTION
YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S IN ONE OF THESE OTHER SLIDES, BUT BASICALLY USING UTILIZE, WE'LL JUST TAKE CONSTRUCTION, FOR EXAMPLE, MORE ALTERNATIVE CONTRACTING METHODOLOGIES TO GCCM DESIGN, BUILD TYPE PROJECTS WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT STRONGER HEFTIER GOALS ON IT
BECAUSE YOU'RE NEGOTIATING WITH THE CONTRACTOR, RIGHT? IT DEPENDS ON THE CONTRACTING TYPE
THESE LOW BID LUMP SUM RIP AND READ
IT'S A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING IN THAT REGARD
BUT WHEN YOU'RE ACTUALLY HAVING WHEN WE CAN ACTUALLY SELECT THAT CONTRACTOR, ACTUALLY HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, THIS IS WHAT OUR GOALS AND WE CAN PUSH IT
WE CAN PUSH IT AS HARD AS WE CAN POSSIBLY DO
AND SO BY DOING THAT, THAT IS UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE, THAT IS A WAY IN WHICH WE CAN LEVERAGE OUR FUTURE
WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO INCREASING PARTICIPATION ON OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WITH WMBE BUSINESSES, THAT'S EXACTLY THE KIND OF THING IT'S GOOD TO KNOW
IS PRIORITY HIGHER, JUST LIKE GIVEN WHAT WE ALWAYS DO? NO, PRIORITY HIGHER IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT
PRIORITY HIGHER? IT'S NOT SHOULDN'T SAY A LITTLE DIFFERENT
IT FALLS INTO WHEN ONE OF OUR PROJECTS HAVE A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT AND PLAS ARE AND PRIORITY HIRE IS ASSOCIATED WITH IT
SO EVERY TIME WE PUT A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT PLA ON A PROJECT, THEN WE DO PRIORITY HIRE
CAN'T YOU JUST CHOOSE TO DO IT? WHETHER THERE'S A PLA IN THERE, IT NOT THE WAY IT'S SET UP CURRENTLY
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE COMPLICATED IN TERMS OF DISPATCH WITHOUT THE PLA
THAT'S TRUE, BECAUSE YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE ZIP CODES
YES
AND THAT'S ON A WORKFORCE SIDE OF THE COIN, THOUGH, COMMISSIONER
RIGHT
TARGETING THE OUTREACH, THOUGH, BY THE ZIP CODE WOULD BE ANOTHER WAY TO GET TO THE GOAL OF A PRIORITY TYPE HIRE FOR WORKFORCE
MAYBE
ACCORDING TO OUR POLICY, WE HAVE A PRIORITY HIRE THAT HOPEFULLY TO GET TO THAT WORKFORCE GOAL
NO, THIS IS A FUN TOPIC
I ENJOY THIS
SO WE CAN FINISH IT UP AND WE CAN PUGET
SO THIS WAS THE NEXT STEP, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THESE AND SO JUST SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE INTEND TO GET THERE
AND I THINK IF THE PORT IS FOR REAL ABOUT THE INCLUSION, IT REALLY NEEDS TO START TO CONSIDER ITS PRACTICES WITH REGARDS TO CONTRACTING
SO I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM IN DETAIL, BUT ALTERNATIVE CONTRACTING METHODOLOGIES AS OPPOSED TO JUST LOW BID BECAUSE IT DOES PROVIDE US TO REVIEW AN ADDITIONAL VALUE
AND JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, OUR TEAM, ANYTIME WE SET A GOAL, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE
AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO SEE JUST SOME OF OUR PRIME CONTRACTORS EFFORTS AS IT RELATES TO INCLUDING WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESSES
AS ME AND SPOKE TO EARLIER, PUSHING A LITTLE BIT MORE ON LOW BID CONSTRUCTION, I'D SAY WE'VE BEEN SETTING GOALS PROBABLY ABOUT THE 8% RANGE
AND I HOPE IF WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT 13% THAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONSIDER JUST PUSHING A LITTLE BIT
AND SO AS YOU ALL SEE DOLLARS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS COME YOUR WAY, YOU'LL START TO ALSO SEE SOME INCREASED GOALS COME YOUR WAY TO CONSIDER
AND THEN LASTLY, COMPLIANCE AND OUTREACH
AND SO IT'S A MIGHTY TEAM OF JUST A FEW, BUT WE DO OUR BEST TO STAY ON TOP OF CONTRACTS, MONITORING, UTILIZATION THAT'S IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICE
AND THEN AGAIN, I THINK JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE STRONGER ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ME AND WANTS TO DO IS TO POST WMBE RESULTS OF OUR PRIMES ON OUR VARIOUS PROJECTS
BUT WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO INCORPORATE OURSELVES AS WE MONITOR UTILIZATION TO SEE TO IT THAT WE GET INCREASED WOMEN AND MINORITY PARTICIPATION HERE
I'LL PAUSE THERE AND SEE IF YOU ALL HAD ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON
I WOULD PREFER US TO FINISH AND ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU WANT
ALL RIGHT, SO WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT OVER TO EMILY TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PLANS FOR 2023
SO HERE WE'VE GOT A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF THE PORT GEN TRAINING OUTREACH EVENTS THAT WE'VE BEGUN IN 2023 AND WILL CARRY OUT THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR
WE WILL HAVE MORE PORT GEN EVENTS THAN BEFORE
THEY'RE GOING TO BE BETTER CATERED TO OUR WMBE FIRMS BASED ON WHAT WE'VE LEARNED LAST YEAR AND WITH A BETTER TRACKING THAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, THIS TRACKING WILL BE SUPER IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW WE'RE PERFORMING AGAINST OUR GOALS AND TO COURSE CORRECT, IF NECESSARY, THOSE GOALS BEING TO INCREASE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WMBE AND DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING ON THE PORT
THE SECOND BEING MORE WMBE AND DBE FIRMS PURSUE SUBCONTRACTS AND CONTRACTS ON PORT PROJECTS
THE THIRD BEING MORE WMBE AND DBE FIRMS ARE BETTER POSITIONED TO WIN CONTRACTS AND SUBCONTRACTS
AND LASTLY TO INCREASE VISIBILITY AND UNDERSTANDING OF PORT DIVERSITY IN CONTRACTING OVERALL
AND SO I JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE THINGS ARE ALL INVESTMENTS THAT THESE FIRMS ARE MAKING WHEN THEY COME TO THESE EVENTS
AND THESE ARE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE ALSO MAKING IN THEM
AND SO IT'S BUILDING THE PIPELINE
SOME ARE FURTHER ALONG THE PIPELINE IN TERMS OF BECOMING A SUB INTO A PRIME AND SO GETTING MORE WORK OR BECOMING DBE CERTIFIED
AND THEN THE LAST THING I JUST KIND OF WANT TO MENTION, WE DO SOME TARGETED OUTREACH TO ZIP CODES FOR OUR TRAINING, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR ADVANCED PORT GEN, WHICH IS OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOPS
BUT THAT'S REALLY GEARED TOWARDS FIRMS THAT HAVE NO EXPERIENCE YET OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN INVESTMENT AS OPPOSED TO THE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM, WHICH THEY ALREADY HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING, AND WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THEM LEVEL UP AND SCALE UP AND BE EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL
SO WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO MIAN TO TALK ABOUT THE OVERALL DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING PROGRAM
MOVING FORWARD
ALL RIGHT, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE
MOVING FORWARD ONE MORE TIME
OH, THANK YOU
NEXT SLIDE
SO WE'RE IN OUR FIFTH YEAR OF DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING
WE WANT TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS
THIS IS 2023
THIS IS IT, AS I SAID IN THE BEGINNING, WANT TO GO FOR BROKE AND TRY TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS IN WHICH WE'VE IDENTIFIED
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS OUR WE'RE ADDRESSING THE BARRIERS IDENTIFIED FROM THE WMBE ANALYSIS STUDY THAT WAS CONDUCTED
AND WE WANT TO RECRUIT KEY ONE MINORITY SUPPLIERS AND EXPAND THE NUMBER OF WOMEN MINORITY BUSINESSES UTILIZED
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ONGOING TRAINING
I'M GOING FAST BECAUSE THAT WAY YOU CAN GET TO YOUR QUESTIONS AND PROMOTE DBE FEDERALLY DBE CERTIFICATION ON UPCOMING FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROJECTS
THIS FALLS INTO THE FAA SOMETIMES, PROVIDES SOME ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR OUR PROJECTS
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT A LOT OF OUR WOMEN BUSINESSES BECOME DBE CERTIFIED SO THEY CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE AND WE CAN GET CREDIT FOR THAT AS WELL
AND THEN LASTLY, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING PROGRAM FOR SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES, VETERAN WMBE BUSINESSES
AND SO THAT'S FOR 2023, TRYING TO GET THAT ESTABLISHED
AND THEN LASTLY IS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ON HERE
THE NEXT STEPS, BUT SOMETHING THAT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IS THE COMPARISON, THE COMPARISON OF WHAT WE DID IN THE PAST
AND THIS FALLS INTO OUR PAST DISPARITY STUDY
IN 2019, WE CONDUCTED A DISPARITY STUDY THAT QUITE FRANKLY WAS PRIOR TO THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING POLICY DIRECTIVE
AND SO THE DISPARITY STUDY DIDN'T TAKE AN ACCOUNT FOR THIS NEW PROGRAM, SO TO SPEAK
AND SO WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING KICKING OFF OUR NEW DISPARITY STUDY, WHICH WILL INCORPORATE THE DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING POLICY DIRECTIVE WHEN AND IT WILL CAPTURE THE DATA INFORMATION IN WHICH WE STARTED SINCE 2018, SINCE THE POLICY DIRECTIVE
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TWO DISPARITY STUDIES
AND SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO AYE
THAT NEXT BUTTON
NOW WE CAN SAY THANK YOU
SO THANK YOU
EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? WE'RE THINKING? SO AT THE END OF THE 2023, MY ASSOCIATES WAS BRINGING IT UP TO ME WAS WILL DISPARITY STUDY IS COMPLETE IN 2024
HAVE A BRIDGE TO TALK AMONGST YOU, THE COMMISSIONER, THE ELT EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND A LOT OF PORT STAFF TO DETERMINE THE NEW GOALS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO MOVING FORWARD
SO NEXT YEAR WOULD PROBABLY BE A BRIDGE YEAR
AND SO JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AS WE SPEAK
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR REMINDING ME ON THAT ONE
THANK YOU
GREAT
AWESOME
THANK YOU SO MUCH, ME AND EMILY, LAWRENCE AND MANDELA, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
I WILL NOW OPEN IT UP FOR COMMISSIONERS FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ANYONE WANT THE FIRST CRACK AT THE ALL RIGHT
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
OH, I'M SORRY
GO AHEAD, RYAN
GO AHEAD
THANKS
YEAH, JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS
THE FIRST IS, OF COURSE, TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ENGAGED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS
AND TO SEE THE SUCCESS OF INCREASING PARTICIPATION IS REALLY ENCOURAGING
I KNOW THAT THE FURTHER WE GET INTO THIS, THE HARDER EVERY INCREMENTAL PERCENTAGE BECOMES
AND I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I RECALL FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS OVER THE LAST YEARS ABOUT WHY THAT IS
PART OF IT IS, AS LAWRENCE REFERENCED IN AYE
MENTION OF THE BAGGAGE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM
I THINK I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE GOING OUT TO BID FOR THAT THAT THERE WERE MAYBE TWO CONTRACTORS GLOBALLY THAT CAN MANAGE THAT, NEITHER OF WHICH IS LOCAL NOR MINORITY OWNED
ALTHOUGH THAT STARTS TO GET STRAINED WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A GERMAN OWNED COMPANY VERSUS FRENCH OWNED COMPANY, FORGETTING WHERE THE TWO COUNTRIES ORIGIN WORK FOR THOSE COMPANIES
BUT IT SORT OF FEELS TO ME LIKE IT'S DISINGENUOUS TO INCLUDE THAT CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IN OUR MEASURE WHEN IT'S SIMPLY NOT ELIGIBLE FOR LOCAL CONTRACTORS
WE DON'T HAVE CONTRACTORS TO DO THAT KIND OF SPECIALTY WORK
AND SO MAYBE AS WE'RE TAKING THAT BRIDGE HERE TO RECONSIDER WHAT OUR GOALS WILL BE FOR THE NEXT PERIOD OF THIS PROGRAM, WE CAN THINK OF A WAY OF PRESENTING THAT KIND OF INFORMATION SO THAT IT IS CLEARER
AND YOU FADED THERE, RYAN
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD A QUESTION TOWARDS THE END OF BENEFIT
ARE YOU GUYS LOSING MY SIGNAL? THERE YOU GO
YOU'RE BACK
AM I BACK? OKAY
AND THEN THE FINAL COMMENT I WOULD MAKE IS JUST I'D LOVE TO BE OPTIMAL AND MAKE THE FIRST COVERING
WE WANT OUR PERCENTAGE OF CONTRACTOR UTILIZATION, BOTH DOLLAR VALUE AND PERCENTAGE OF CONTRACTORS TO BE ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT TO THE MAKEUP OF OUR REGION OR MAYBE OUR COUNTY
BUT I DO WANT US TO SAY RATHER THAN JUST WHAT IS OUR NEXT SHORT TERM GOAL, WHETHER THAT'S FIVE YEARS OR TEN YEARS, WHAT IS OUR OPTIMAL, WHAT IS THE GOAL THAT WE WOULD WANT FOR THE PORT GENERALLY? AND SO MAYBE IN THAT BRIDGE HERE, WE CAN DISCUSS THAT CONCEPT AS WELL
AND THAT'S IT
THANKS, GUYS
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALKINS
COMMISSIONER, HASEGAWA OKAY, LET'S START FROM THE TOP
CAN WE GO TO SLIDE SIX, PLEASE? SO SLIDE SIX IS JUST ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT DEMONSTRATES THE DECREASE BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT POTENTIAL
WELL, IT'S A DECREASE IN RATE
THERE'S STILL AN INCREASE, BUT THE RATE ISN'T THE SAME AS THE RATE OF GROWTH BETWEEN 2016, 720, 17, OR ANY OTHER YEAR EXCEPT FOR 2017, 2018
ANYWAYS
WHEN I HEARD YOU SPEAKING, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW ONE OF THE REASONS BEHIND THAT MIGHT BE THAT WE'RE OFFERING BIGGER, MORE HIGHLY TECHNICAL PROJECTS AT THIS POINT
AND SO ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES
I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER CHALLENGES THAT YOU WANTED TO BRING UP REGARDING THE DECREASED RATE BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022 AND ANY OPPORTUNITIES OR STRATEGIES THAT YOU'VE IDENTIFIED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT'S NOT A BARRIER
GO AHEAD, LAWRENCE
WE'RE POINTING TO EACH OTHER
YEAH
I HONESTLY WOULDN'T SAY IT'S ONE THING
I JUST REMIND FOLKS AND CAUTION TO LOOK AT STRATEGY AS A WHOLE
AND SO, I MEAN, YOU CAN PIGEONHOLE ALL KINDS OF THINGS
YOU COULD TALK ABOUT OUR CONTRACTING PROCESSES, YOU COVID TALK ABOUT MAYBE LACK OF STRATEGY INTENTIONALITY
BUT I THINK THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM IS TO BE STRATEGIC
SO I DON'T HAVE ONE THING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD THAT JUST DRAGS US DOWN, AS OPPOSED TO MAYBE LOOKING AT, SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, CONSTRUCTION DATA
I KNOW FOR SURE THERE JUST WASN'T A LOT THAT CAME OUT
WE DID A LOT OF PLANNING
BUT I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT JUST OVERALL, WE'RE STRATEGIC PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE THAT ONE THING DIDN'T NECESSARILY GET US IN THIS MESS AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A HOST OF THINGS TO GET US OUT
RIGHT
AND SO THAT'S THE WAY THAT I APPROACH MY WORK WHEN IT COMES TO DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING AND TRYING TO GET MORE FOLKS OPPORTUNITY
YEAH, I THINK THAT THERE'S A ROLE FOR THE BARRIER STUDY IN THE CONVERSATION AS WELL, AND THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S MULTIDIMENSIONAL
THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT
THERE ARE MANY STRATEGIES THAT WE COULD CONSIDER
CAN YOU JUST GIVE US AN IDEA ABOUT WHEN AN IN DEPTH CONVERSATION ABOUT BARRIERS SPECIFICALLY MIGHT TAKE PLACE, AS WE KNOW WE'RE FINISHING UP THAT STUDY? AND THAT'S THE TIMELINE I WAS ALLUDING TO, IS THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE'LL LOOK AT IS COMING BACK WITH THAT AND LOOKING AT THE MEASURES THAT COME OUT OF THAT
SOME OF THOSE WERE ALREADY PROGRESSING NOW ON THOSE, BUT WE'LL COME BACK WITH OTHER SUGGESTED THINGS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT OR THE WORK COLLECTING THAT OF SAYING
HOW THAT CAN ADD TO DECREASING THOSE BARRIERS, WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE NUMBERS TO DECREASING BARRIERS AND ALSO SETTING GOALS TOGETHER
RIGHT
BECAUSE YOU SET GOALS AND YOU PAIR THEM WITH STRATEGIES AND HAVE STRATEGIES, WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND DO WHAT WE ALWAYS DO AND RUN TOWARDS THE ISSUES
SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT HERE IN A PUBLIC MEETING, AND I LOVE TO SEE THE YEAR BY YEAR INCREASE
RIGHT
I SORT OF LAUGH WHEN I CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
MAYBE IT WASN'T THAT ONE, BUT IT DEMONSTRATED THAT WE WERE JUST SHY OF OUR 2022 GOAL
JUST SHY
I LAUGHED BECAUSE IT REMINDS ME OF THE TIME I GOT 98% ON A TEST
I WAS SO PROUD
I SHOWED MY IN LAWS, I WAS AT GRAD SCHOOL, AND THEY ASKED ME WHY I DIDN'T GET 100
RIGHT
AND I THINK THAT'S A FORM OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND LOVE
AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S PART OF THE CONVERSATION, TOO
IT'S WHEN WE'RE COMING SHY
WHY ARE WE COMING JUST SHY? AND I DO APPLAUD THE NUMBERS, BUT HOW WOULD THESE NUMBERS, WHAT WOULD THE DATA DEMONSTRATE IF WE WERE TO SORT BY PROJECT SIZE OR BY PRIME OR SUB RIGHT
AND JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WANT TO STRIVE FOR MORE AND HEARING COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN SAY, I'M ASKING YOU TO STRETCH
I ALSO AM ASKING US TO STRETCH
AND SO THE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE PERFORMED, I THINK IS VALUABLE, AND I'M ALMOST MOST INTERESTED IN WHERE WE DIDN'T PERFORM
SO THAT WHEN WE COME BACK TO THIS, NEXT TIME WE ARE HITTING THOSE NUMBERS AND WE'RE OVERPERFORMING FOR WHAT WE ANTICIPATED, I'M HOPING WE CAN TURN TO SLIDE TEN REALLY QUICKLY WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NON CONSTRUCTION UTILIZATION
I WAS HOPING YOU COULD TALK JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OUTLIERS, IN PARTICULAR INTERNAL AUDIT AND THE CENTRAL PROCUREMENT OFFICES FOR SMALLER OPERATIONS LIKE THESE THAT AYE
2.2% OR 0.1%
HOW ARE WE ASKING THEM TO STRETCH? YEAH
SO THIS YEAR, WE'VE ASKED EACH DEPARTMENT AND DIVISION TO PROVIDE US WITH AN INTERNAL INCLUSION PLAN
THAT'S SOME OF THE THINGS, I THINK INTERNALLY, WHERE WE'RE ASKING FOLKS TO PUSH, WE'VE ALSO ASKED FOLKS TO PUSH WHEN YOU HAVE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AT THE CATEGORY ONE LEVEL AND AT THE P CARD LEVEL, TO ALSO CONSIDER WOMEN AND MINORITY BUSINESSES AS YOU CHOOSE
RIGHT
BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AUTONOMY, IF YOU WILL, BEFORE THINGS AYE
THE PROCUREMENT STREET
SO WE'RE ASKING THAT ONE OF THOSE CONSIDERATIONS ALSO BE BRINGING A WOMAN OR MINORITY BUSINESS TO THE TABLE
REALITY IS SOME DEPARTMENTS JUST DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF SPEND
BUT WE DO FEEL LIKE IF YOU MAKE A PLAN, STICK WITH IT, BUT ALSO MAKE SOME LEGITIMATE EFFORTS, EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SPEND
BUT THE HOPE IS THAT YOU'RE MAKING SOME EFFORTS
SO IT MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY UPTICK IN THE PERCENTAGE, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT WE'RE HOLDING YOU TO THE COMMITMENT TO MAKE THE EFFORTS AND AGAIN, HOPEFULLY THAT LENDS TO GETTING THAT INCREASED NUMBER, IF YOU WILL
AND I LOVE NUMBERS AND LOVE TO TALK ABOUT NUMBERS, BUT I MEAN, THE PEOPLE THAT WE ENGAGEMENT WANT OPPORTUNITY, RIGHT? SO I KNOW WE GET HUNG UP ON JUST THE PERCENTAGES AND THE NUMBERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU, LIKE, THESE SMALLER UNITS MATTER
THEY MATTER TO THE SISTER THAT'S OUT THERE THAT SHE MIGHT BE SELLING BEADS OR TRINKETS OR THINGS LIKE THAT
SHE MAY BE ABLE TO CATER
SO THOSE TYPES OF SMALLER OPPORTUNITIES MATTER
SO I KNOW FOLKS GET CAUGHT UP IN WE SEE PERCENTAGES, AND YOU MIGHT ONLY BE LIKE $500, BUT IT DOES MATTER
THAT'S MUSIC TO MY EARS
AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO ACCESS TO PRIMES, AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO ACCESS TO LARGER CONTRACTS AND INCREASING THAT, I WILL ALSO SAY THAT THE OTHER SIDE, THE OTHER END OF THAT SPECTRUM DEEPLY MATTERS
ABSOLUTELY
AND JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE LESS OF A SPEND CAPACITY DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY LACK OPPORTUNITIES TO DIVERSIFY
SO IMPLORING THEM
ALSO, ALTHOUGH IT'S SMALLER, IT'S NOT NEGLIGIBLE FOR THOSE WHO WOULD BE ENGAGED IF THEY WERE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THAT
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
CAN I SAY ONE QUICK THING? IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, IF YOU GO BACK TO THAT OTHER SLIDE, ONE MORE UP, KEEP GOING UP SIX, I BELIEVE IT WAS
SO WHEN I BELIEVE, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I'M TALKING TO MR MCFADDEN HERE, PERCENT UTILIZATION IS PERCENT, BUT DOWN BELOW BOTTOM, WHERE IT SAYS NUMBER OF FIRMS, THAT'S PART OF THE INTENTIONALITY, THOSE P CARDS AND SO FORTH AND THOSE NUMBERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IS PART OF THAT
AND LOOKING AT THE CORPORATE LIST AND MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS CAN ACTUALLY BE PART OF IT, THAT FEEDS INTO THAT BOTTOM NUMBER OF FIRMS UTILIZE
BECAUSE YOU CAN ALWAYS AS ENGINEER, I ALWAYS THINK, OKAY, YOU CAN MESS WITH PERCENTAGES
BUT ARE THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY WHAT'S THE NUMBER OF FIRMS THAT ARE ACTUALLY PARTICIPATING ON PORT OF SEATTLE? SO BE IT BUYING A TIRE TO WHATEVER WIDGETS YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY
IT'S PUTTING MONEY IN YOUR POCKET AS A WIMPY FIRM
SORRY ABOUT THAT
I APOLOGIZE
NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR OFFERING INFORMATION
OKAY? AND THEN CAN WE GO BACK TO SLIDE TEN AGAIN AND JUST ALSO TALK ABOUT WHAT FOLKS ARE DOING RIGHT WITH THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES? SO WHEN WE PEEL BACK THEIR NUMBERS, THEY HAVE VERY FEW CONTRACTS, BUT THE ONE THAT THEY DO HAVE IS WITH THE WMBE FIRM
RIGHT
SHOUT OUT TO THEM
THEY'VE BEEN LEADING NOT LEADING THE WAY, BUT THEY'VE YEAR AFTER YEAR, THEY THEY DO WORK WITH ON A CONTRACT A COUPLE OF YEARS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE WOMAN OR MINORITY BUSINESS AND YOU KNOW, AS THE PRIME, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR US WHEN WE START TO SEE PRIME SHOW UP
I THOUGHT WE SAW A COUPLE OF PRIMES THIS YEAR THAT WERE WMBE FIRMS, WHICH IS EXCITING TO SEE, RIGHT? AND AGAIN, NOT JUST THE NUMBER FOLKS CARE ABOUT REAL OPPORTUNITY TO GROW
AND SO WHEN WE SEE THAT, ESPECIALLY LIKE ON JOB ORDER CONTRACTING, SMALL WORKS CONTRACTS, THESE ARE GOOD SMALL PIER SIZE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE FOLKS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SCALE
BUT EVEN THEN, I MEAN, WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACTS WHERE WE'VE SEEN PRIMES I JUST SEEN A CONTRACT CLOSED TODAY WHERE I SAW A SIGNIFICANT I WANT TO SAY IT WAS ABOUT 30% WINDMILL UTILIZATION
SO WE'RE SEEING SOME THINGS COME THROUGH
I THINK THAT POINT ABOUT SCALING IS SO IMPORTANT TOO
AND OFTENTIMES I FOUND IN MY INTERACTIONS WITH MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES AND MICRO BUSINESSES, THEY SAID THAT THE BIGGEST THING THAT THEY NEED WHEN TRYING TO GET A CONTRACT WITH A PUBLIC ENTITY IS A FOOT IN THE DOOR
AND THEN AFTER THAT THEY BEGIN TO BUILD A REPUTATION, THEY BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THE INSTITUTION AND THEY BETTER CONTEND FOR OTHER ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
SO FOLKS LIKE THE OFFICE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT BEING THAT FOOT THROUGH THE DOOR
I APPLAUD YOU
GOOD JOB
ALSO CALLING OUT ENGINEERING AT 40.3% AND THEN EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM, SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS
AND ALSO LIKE COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN SAID, STRETCH, STRETCH, I'M SORRY PRESIDENT SHOW, I PROMISE TO MOVE THIS ALONG
SO CAN WE NOW MOVE TO PAGE TO SLIDE NUMBER 19
BULLET POINT SAYS EVALUATE DIVERSITY IN CONTRACTING EFFORTS OR BETTER TIE IN WITHIN THE PROJECT APPROACH SECTIONS THAT ARE IN THE RFPS
YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO ME BECAUSE WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I'LL HAVE TO DEFER TO ME AND LET YOU KICK THIS ONE OFF AND THEN I'LL I'M SORRY, APOLOGIZE
WHICH WHICH POINT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? SO SHE'S ON ONE BULLET TWO
BULLET TWO, I DIDN'T EVALUATE DIVERSITY CONTRACT EFFORTS TO BETTER TIE IN WITH PROJECT APPROACH SECTIONS
RIGHT? SO BASICALLY, REMEMBER I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT ALTERNATIVE CONTRACTING METHODOLOGIES IN SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, GCM DESIGN, BUILD TYPE PROJECTS
SO YOU HAVE A CERTAIN SECTION THAT TALKS ABOUT DIVERSITY AND CONTRACTING AND INCLUSION PLANS AND ALL THE FUN THINGS BEHIND IT
BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO A SECTION THAT GETS POINTS WITH THE PROJECT APPROACH
HOW IS THAT CONTRACTOR APPROACHING BUILDING THAT PROJECT? AND SO WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE? HOW ARE THEY GOING TO ACTUALLY BUILD OR DO WHATEVER THAT WHAT IS THAT PROJECT APPROACH LITERALLY IN TERMS OF BUILDING OUT? SO AS PART OF THAT PROJECT APPROACH, HOW ARE YOU TYING IN THAT DIVERSITY CONTRACTING SEGMENT INTO THE PROJECT APPROACH ITSELF? SO THAT WAY IT'S NOT ICING ON A CAKE, IT'S ACTUALLY PART OF THE CAKE
AND THAT'S WHAT THAT IT'S A PLAN
IT'S A PLAN
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION
AND THEN ON THE SAME PAGE, NUMBER THREE, INCREASED COMPLIANCE
WE TALKED ABOUT POSTING OF WMBE RESULTS OF CRIME
DO WE ALREADY DO THAT? NOT AT THE MOMENT, NO
AND WOULD THAT IDEALLY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT AS A RECOMMENDED STRATEGY, THAT'S A TRANSPARENCY TOOL
IT'S A TRANSPARENCY TOOL
SAYING THEY PROMISED THIS AND DID THEY MEET IT OR EXCEED IT? SOME OF OUR BIGGER PROJECTS, MEANING OUR CONTRACTORS
YEAH, OUR CONTRACTORS, OUR PRIME CONTRACTORS SAYING, OH, WE'RE GOING TO DO 20%
THAT'S WHAT THE CONTRACT SAID, THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT
OKAY, SO HERE'S YOUR 20%
NOW, AS THE PROJECT CONTINUES TO GO, ARE YOU GOING TO AYE
THAT 20% OR ARE YOU GOING TO FALL SHORT OF WHAT YOU ULTIMATELY ACHIEVED? OKAY
AND SO THAT'S JUST MORE OF TRANSPARENCY SAYING DID THEY SAY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT AND DID THEY AYE
THAT GOAL OR DID THEY FALL SHORT? SOMETIMES PRIMES LIKE TO OF COURSE AS PART RFPS, I'M SORRY, THEY LIKE TO SAY HERE'S A PROJECT I WORKED IN, THIS IS HOW GREAT WE WERE DOING
AND BEING ABLE TO SOMEBODY TAKING A LOOK AND GOING ONLINE TO SAY, HEY, IT SAYS HERE THAT YOU DID THIS, BUT YOU AND THIS RFP DOESN'T SAY WHAT THERE'S A DISCONNECT
RIGHT
WELL, IT'S ALSO DAYLIGHTING IF PEOPLE ARE DOING A GOOD JOB
THAT'S RIGHT
AND DAYLIGHT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING A GOOD JOB
CAN WE GO BACK TO SLIDE TEN? AND I'M GOING TO ROUND OUT MY LINE OF QUESTIONING
ENGINEERING HAD 40.3% ATTAINMENT
MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHERE IS ARCHITECTS ON HERE? IF YOU TALK ABOUT THAT, WE HAVE A STRATEGY COMING UP FOR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERING
DOES THAT FALL UNDER? WE PROBABLY COULD PUT AN A NEXT TO THE ENGINEER
OKAY, GOT IT
THANK YOU
AND THEN I'M WONDERING IF YOU WITH THESE NUMBERS, DO WE HAVE AN ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERING SMALL WORKS LIST? NO
DO WE HAVE ONE IN THE WORKS? WE ARE TRYING TO WITH THE HELP OF A LOT OF THE FOLKS WITH THE PORT, WE'RE TRYING TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER THAT'S EXCITING FOR ANDY
WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THOSE SMALL IT'S PART OF THE UNBUNDLING PORTION
SO SOME OF THESE SMALL BUSINESSES WHO WANT SOME SMALLER CHUNKS, BITES OF APPLE, TAKING A LOOK AT HOW CAN WE SAY HERE'S A DISTINCT SMALL PROJECT THAT YOU CAN BITE INTO AND THAT'S YOURS
SO YES, SHORT ANSWER
AND WOULD THAT IMPACT THAT LINE ITEM ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERING, OR WOULD THAT ALSO HAVE BENEFIT FOR SOME OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS? ALSO THERE MIGHT BE A BENEFIT FOR EVERYBODY
IT DEPENDS ON WHO'S GOING
I THINK I'D ALSO ECHO THAT A LOT OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE INITIATED BY THE OPERATING DIVISIONS
RIGHT
SO THAT FUNDING IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE IN OUR BUDGET THAT HIRES THOSE ANA
TRUE? YES, THAT IS CORRECT
WELL, I THINK WHEN YOU DO A YEAR BY YEAR ANALYSIS OF WHERE THIS EFFORT STARTED VERSUS WHERE WE ARE TODAY, THIS HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE IN TERMS OF DELIVERABLES AND MEASUREMENTS
I LOOK FORWARD TO A CONVERSATION ABOUT BARRIERS AND STRATEGY
I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO A CONVERSATION ABOUT GOAL SETTING
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PRESENTING YOUR BODY OF WORK TO US HERE TODAY
THANK YOU
COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONERS, EXCELLENT
THANK YOU
SO MUCH
COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONER ONLINE? MOHAMMED YES, PRESIDENT CHO, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME
FIRST, I JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO ME AND STEAM FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS IN KEEPING US UPDATED
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PORT ABOUT YOUR OUTREACH EFFORTS, THAT INCLUDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, REALLY
TO ME, IT SHOWS A COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES, PERIOD
AND THAT IS GREAT
I WILL SAY THAT THE NUMBERS ARE STILL DISAPPOINTING
RIGHT
I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR TEAM IS OPERATING WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF OUR STATE LAWS
AND FOR ME, WHAT I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN DO IS REALLY LOOK CLOSER AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED AND FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN, WITHIN THOSE CONSTRAINTS, FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN EXPEDITE OUR PROGRESS AND MEET OUR TARGETS
AND IT IS REALLY HELPFUL TO HEAR THAT THERE IS A STRATEGY TO INCREASE THOSE ANE COMPANIES
AND SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD
THE BARRIER STUDY WAS MENTIONED AND I HAD A SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT THAT THAT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT
HAVE WE TAKEN THE NECESSARY STEPS TO GAIN JUST A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BARRIERS FROM THOSE WHO'VE ATTEMPTED TO SECURE A CONTRACT WITH THE PORT? HAS THERE BEEN AN EFFORT TO DO THAT? SO THE SHORT ANSWER IS, HAS THERE BEEN AN EFFORT? YES
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE CONTINUING THAT EFFORT TO IDENTIFY THOSE BARRIERS WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS WITHIN THE, LIKE, AD HOC COMMITTEES AND THINGS LIKE THAT
AS IT RELATES TO THE BARRIER STUDIES, AS I THINK I HAD AN APPENDIX THERE, SOME OF THE AREAS WERE LIKE, BADGING
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE
AND HOW DO WE HANDLE THAT? HOW DO WE HANDLE THE BONDING AND ASSURANCE FOR OUR BUSINESSES? AND THAT'S BEEN A KIND OF LONG STANDING ISSUE OR CHALLENGES
CASH FLOW IS ANOTHER ISSUE
SO WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE THESE IN CHUNKS AS BEST WE POSSIBLY CAN, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DEMONSTRATE TO YOU, COMMISSIONER, THE ONGOING COMMITMENT IN TERMS OF TRYING TO RESOLVE SOME OF THESE BARRIERS SO WE CAN GET OVER THE HUMP AND THEN SOME TO REMOVE SOME OF THESE FERRIES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE BARRIER STUDY
GREAT
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME EFFORT IN ATTEMPT TO TALK TO THE FOLKS WHO'VE ATTEMPTED TO SECURE A CONTRACT WITH US AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL
I THINK THAT FEEDBACK CAN PROVIDE VALUABLE INSIGHTS ON ANY BARRIER OR CHALLENGE THAT THEY HAVE FACED TO IDENTIFY WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE OUR PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
AND SO CAN YOU MAYBE JUST SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO WHAT THOSE EFFORTS HAVE LOOKED LIKE? IS THAT LIKE, INTERVIEWS? ARE YOU REACHING OUT TO THEM? IS THAT WE'VE REACHED OUT AND HAVEN'T BEEN SUCCESSFUL? PLEASE GIVE ME GO ASK THAT QUESTION ONE MORE TIME
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY, COMMISSIONER
SO WHEN I ASKED, HAVE WE ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK TO THOSE WHO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SECURE A CONTRACT WITH THE PORT TO GET SOME UNDERSTANDING AND LEARNINGS FROM THEM
IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU SAID THERE HAVE BEEN EFFORTS IN THE PAST
THERE HAVE BEEN EFFORTS
THE STUDY THAT WE DID JUST RECONFIRMED SOME OF OUR PAST EFFORTS, BUT THEY MADE IT A LITTLE MORE OFFICIAL
AND WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING SOMETHING PROBABLY NEXT MONTH TO TALK TO SOME OF THE BUSINESSES OUT THERE TO TALK EVEN MORE
SO ABOUT WHAT WERE THEIR CHALLENGES, THE INFORMATION WITHIN THE STUDY, IS THIS CORRECT? WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO TO ACTUALLY HELP MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD? IT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS THAT IT'S COMPLICATED, YET AT THE SAME TIME SOMETHING IN WHICH I THINK IS WITH THE TEAMWORK, THERE'S NO EYE IN TEAM
SO WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT SOME OF THESE AREAS
THEN THE SHORT ANSWER IS, YEAH, WE DO TALK TO DIFFERENT INDUSTRY FOLKS THAT WANT TO TRY TO GET TO THE PORT, BUT HOW WE DO IT AND WHAT THE REMEDIES OF THOSE ACTUAL BARRIERS IS STILL GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE
GREAT
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE COLLECTED INFORMATION IN THE PAST, BUT A PART OF THIS BARRIER STUDY THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE, BUT THERE IS SOME ATTEMPTS TO DO THAT NOW
AND SO THERE'LL BE SOME MORE INFORMATION TO COME AS THAT STUDY IS BEING COMPLETED
YES
OKAY, GREAT
I'M GLAD I'M HEARING YOU CORRECTLY ON THAT
THANK YOU
AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS JUST GIVEN OUR COMMITMENT TO REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, I WAS INTERESTED IN JUST LEARNING OR HEARING YOU TALK ABOUT WAYS THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES, HOW WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THEM, MORE SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE AVIATION SIDE
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AVIATION GOALS, THOSE GOALS THAT THEY'VE SET, DO YOU KNOW IF THINGS LIKE EV CHARGING STATION COMPANIES ARE BEING PRIORITIZED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE SOME MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES WHO ARE BEING PRIORITIZED IN THE EV CHARGING STATION EFFORTS THAT WE'RE SEEING ON THE AVIATION SIDE
SO WHEN YOU'RE SAYING PRIORITIZATION, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY PRIORITIZATION? I GUESS SETTING THE GOAL, LIKE WHEN YOU SET YOUR WMBE GOAL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN DESEGREGATE THE DATA THERE ON THE AVIATION SIDE, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EFFORTS TO HELP REDUCE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, SPECIFICALLY, I'M USING THE EV CHARGING STATION AS A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE AND WAS WONDERING IF THOSE GOALS ARE BEING MET
LAWRENCE, YOU CAN JUMP IN HERE REAL QUICK
SO AS THE PROJECT OR WHATEVER THAT BE IT ENVIRONMENTAL EV CHARGING STATIONS OR WHATEVER, THAT PROJECT MANAGER GIVES US WHAT YOU CALL A WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE, IDENTIFIES THOSE SCOPES OF WORK TO HELP BUILD IT
AND THEN WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE A LOOK AT SEE WHAT ARE THOSE BUSINESSES THAT FALL INTO THE EV CHARGING AVIATION USING THAT EXAMPLE THAT FALLS INTO THE PERCENTAGE OF THAT'S GOING TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE BID PACKAGE OR WHATEVER WE'RE TRYING TO DO
OR RFP TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A FOCUS ON SOME OF THOSE AREAS THAT MATCH WHAT THAT SAID EFFORT OR PROJECT IS GOING TO FOR THE ANE CONSULTING OR CONSTRUCTION SIDE OF THE COIN
THAT'S HELPFUL
THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL
AGAIN, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR YOUR TEAM AND THE HARD WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING IN
I KNOW THAT THIS WORK IS NOT EASY AND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CONSTRAINTS
AND SO THIS INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE IS HELPFUL FOR US AS COMMISSIONERS AND POLICYMAKERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING
AND SO I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THESE UPDATES
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
COMMISSIONER MOHAMMED, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ASK A FEW QUESTIONS
RYAN WENT FIRST, DIDN'T HE? YEAH
OKAY, SO GOING BACK TO SLIDE EIGHT, ME AND YOU AND I ALWAYS HAVE THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT DOLLAR AMOUNT VERSUS VOLUME OF CONTRACTS, RIGHT? AND THE AND THE HEALTHY BALANCE
AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE GOALS ON BOTH SIDES, RIGHT? 15% UTILIZATION ON WHEN IT COMES TO DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THEN WE'RE TRYING TO TRIPLE BY NEXT YEAR
I FIND THIS REALLY INTERESTING HERE BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM A DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN, YOU ACTUALLY SEE AN INTERESTING I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT A PATTERN, BUT TREND WHERE, FOR INSTANCE, THE ASIAN AMERICAN ASIAN BUSINESSES GET LESS IN DOLLARS, BUT THERE'S MORE CONTRACTS, RIGHT? SO THAT TELLS ME MAYBE THAT THE DOLLAR VALUE PER CONTRACT IS LESS, BUT THERE'S MORE ASIAN BUSINESSES GETTING MORE
I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR A FACT
VICE VERSA
MORE BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESSES RECEIVED THEY RECEIVED MORE FROM A DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT THERE'S LESS ACTUAL FIRMS THAT ARE RECEIVING THAT
AND SO I GUESS AS A FOLLOW UP TO THIS SLIDE HERE, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A DISAGGREGATED DATA OF WHAT KINDS OF CONTRACTS THE ASIAN BUSINESSES ARE GETTING VERSUS THE BLACK BUSINESSES VERSUS THE HISPANIC BUSINESSES
I THINK THAT WOULD GIVE US SOME REALLY GREAT INSIGHT INTO FIGURING OUT AND ANSWERING THE QUESTION OF THERE AREN'T ENOUGH WMBE BUSINESSES OUT THERE
RIGHT? BUT IF WE'RE SEEING A HIGHER PROPENSITY OF ASIAN BUSINESSES APPLYING FOR ACCOUNTING JOBS VERSUS CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHICS APPLYING FOR OTHER JOBS, I THINK THAT LEVEL OF DATA WILL HELP US BE BETTER AT TARGETING AND HITTING THOSE GOALS
AND SO FOR YOURSELVES AS WELL, BUT ALSO FOR MYSELF, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW AND LEARN MAYBE THERE ARE MORE ASIAN LAWYERS VERSUS MORE, I DON'T KNOW, EQUITY CONSULTANTS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY
I DON'T KNOW
BUT I'M MAKING THAT STUFF UP
BUT I THINK IT WOULD GIVE US SOME THREE LAYERS, DEEP INSIGHTS INTO HOW WE CAN BETTER TARGET TO BETTER MEET OUR GOALS
AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT AT SOME POINT IF YOU GUYS COULD PUT THAT TOGETHER AND WE CAN FOLLOW UP AS WELL
JUST KIND OF DISSECT IT AND JAM ON THAT
THE LAST POINT I WANTED TO MAKE WAS ACTUALLY A FOLLOW UP TO COMMISSIONER FELLOWMAN'S QUESTION ABOUT WHY ISN'T EVERYTHING JUST 15%? AND ACTUALLY THIS DEBATE, AND I KNOW DAVE WEIGHED IN ON THIS A LITTLE BIT AND TO FLUSH IT OUT A LITTLE MORE, THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY POPULAR BUSINESS PUBLIC POLICY DEBATE WHEN IT COMES TO BENCHMARKING AND GOAL SETTING
AND IT'S ACTUALLY A QUESTION OF DO WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE AND REWARD THE GOAL OF 15%, OR DO WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE OR REWARD PROGRESS TOWARDS 15%? AND THE REASON THERE'S A DISTINCTION THERE IS BECAUSE NOT ALL DEPARTMENTS START FROM THE SAME STARTING LINE, RIGHT? SO THERE COULD BE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE AT 14% ALREADY, AND IF THEY AYE
15%, THEY ONLY NEED TO GO UP BY 1%, RIGHT? YOU COULD HAVE A DEPARTMENT AT 2%, BUT THEY RAISED IT TO 10%, WHICH IN THEORY, THAT 8% JUMP IS FAR MORE COMMENDABLE, IN MY VIEW, THAN THE 1% JUMP
RIGHT? AND THIS IS ACTUALLY THE REASON THIS IS SUCH A HUGE POINT OF CONTENTION IS BECAUSE I PROMISE I'LL GET OFF MY SOAPBOX HERE
BUT NOT TO LECTURE
BUT IF YOU REMEMBER THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT RIGHT
AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST FAILURES OF THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND BACK WAS THAT THAT WAS THE REASON WE AS K THROUGH TWELVE, WENT THROUGH ALL THESE STANDARDIZED TESTS THROUGH K THROUGH TWELVE, AND IT WASH DOT TEST OUR READING, WRITING, MATH LEVELS AT 6TH GRADE
ARE YOU READING AND WRITING AT A 6TH GRADE LEVEL? RIGHT
AND IF YOU AYE
THAT BENCHMARK, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD GIVE YOU MONEY TO FURTHER YOUR PROGRAM
THE PROBLEM IN THAT PROGRAM WAS THAT IF YOU STARTED THE SCHOOL YEAR AT A SECOND GRADE LEVEL AND YOU'RE NOW TESTING AT A FIFTH GRADE LEVEL, YOU'VE STILL MADE PROGRESS FROM SECOND TO THIRD GRADE PROFICIENCY, BUT YOU'VE NOT AYE
THAT GOAL OF READING AT THE GRADE THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HITTING
AND SO DESPITE THE FACT THAT TEACHERS WERE MAKING PROGRESS AND HELPING STUDENTS IMPROVE, THEY WERE NOT BEING REWARDED FOR THAT PROGRESS
THEY WERE BEING PENALIZED FOR NOT MEETING THAT
OH, YOU'RE A 6TH GRADER, YOU SHOULD BE READING AT A 6TH GRADE LEVEL
AND I THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD PARALLEL TO THAT, WHERE YOU COULD HAVE A GOAL WHERE IT'S 15% ALL ACROSS THE BOARD
YOU'VE GONE FROM TWO TO 10%, YOU'VE MADE UP 8%, WHICH IS GREAT, VERSUS ANOTHER DEPARTMENT THAT'S MADE UP MAYBE ONLY 2% TO AYE
THAT GOAL
RIGHT? AND THE OTHER THING IS THAT MAYBE YOU'VE ALWAYS BID AT 15% OR HIGHER, RIGHT? AND YOU DON'T WANT TO DISINCENTIVIZE DEPARTMENTS TO NOT GO BEYOND THAT, RIGHT? SO I THINK THAT'S WHY YOUR BENCHMARKING IS IMPORTANT
AND WHILE I UNDERSTAND APPRECIATE THAT, I DO THINK WE SHOULD BE REWARDING PROGRESS AS AN ORGANIZATION
AND SO ANY DEPARTMENT THAT MIGHT BE AT FAR BELOW OUR BENCHMARK THAT HAVE MADE ANY PROGRESS, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR
AND SO I'LL GET OFF MY SOAPBOX, BUT I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT TO MAKE HERE WHEN PEOPLE SEE OUR NUMBERS AND LIKE YEAH, BUT LIKE, CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS AREN'T EVEN HITTING 15 YET
RIGHT
IT'S LIKE, YEAH, BUT HOW FAR HAVE THEY COME FROM? RIGHT? AND THAT ALL IS BAKED INTO THE QUESTION OF BEING EQUITABLE AND FAIR WHEN WE'RE APPLYING METRICS
SO ANYWAYS, I'LL SHUT UP
THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION
YEAH
COMMISSIONER FELLEMAN, IF YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP SO THAT IS AN INTERESTING WAY, A TRACKING METHOD, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE ADDED ONTO AND I TOTALLY WOULD SUPPORT THAT
AND EMILY WAS SAYING THAT YOU WERE GOING TO ADD SOME MORE TRACKING
SO ONE OF THOSE THINGS WAS LIKE I THINK YOU WERE GETTING TO WAS LIKE THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS YOU HAVE TO GET INTO THE PROGRAM TO THE NUMBER ONES THAT ARE ACTUALLY SUCCESSFUL VERSUS JUST THE NUMBER THAT SHOW UP
THAT SUCCESS RATE WOULD ALSO GET TO THE QUESTION OF WHO IS SUCCEEDING OR WHAT ARE THE BETTER TARGETING THAT YOU COULD DO
THAT WAS SORT OF ONE OF READ INTO, I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
SO IT'S REALLY NUMBER OF APPLICANTS IS NOT INTO ITSELF
IT'S THEN THOSE THAT APPLIED, THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD NUMBER
BUT THOSE THAT SUCCEEDED IS REALLY THE NUMBER YOU WANT
RIGHT
I GUESS IT'S REALLY GETTING TIRESOME HOW JOYFUL YOU ARE ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION
COMMISSIONER, WE'RE AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I LIVEN UP A LITTLE BIT
THIS CONVERSATION THE LAST MEETING
I KNOW, BUT I GOT TO TAKE ISSUE WITH THIS EXPRESSION OF GOING FOR BROKE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BUSINESS ACCELERATORS
I DON'T KNOW
GOING FOR BROKE
OH, SORRY
I APOLOGIZE
KIND OF LIKE BREAKING A LEG, RIGHT? BUT I'M TRYING TO LITTLE LEVITY AT THE END OF THE DAY HERE, BUT I GOT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT
MAYBE IT'S WHY THEY HAVE THEIR NAME, OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
THEY WOULD SEEM TO BE VERY STRATEGIC IN THEIR WMBE GOAL UTILIZATION
BUT TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, THE REAL QUESTION I'M LOOKING AT HERE IS THERE SEEMS TO BE A DYNAMIC TENSION, A FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE BETWEEN SMALL BUSINESSES AND LABOR UNIONS AND HOW DO YOU GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR VERSUS GETTING YOUR QUALITY JOB, RIGHT? AND SO OUR GOALS ARE BOTH
AND IT JUST ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, I'VE BEEN STARING AT THIS ISSUE FOR SEVEN YEARS AND NOBODY'S REALLY GOT THAT ONE FIGURED OUT YET
AND SO HOW DO WE INCENTIVIZE BOTH? AND I THINK THE BEST I'VE BEEN ABLE TO THINK ABOUT THIS IS LIKE THROUGH THE SUB PROGRAM, RIGHT? SO YOU HAVE THE BIG CONTRACT WITH A COMMITMENT TO A HIGH LEVEL OF WMBE UTILIZATION ON THE SUBS, AND YOU WERE THEN TALKING ABOUT PUBLISHING IT, HOLDING THEM MORE ACCOUNTABLE TO IT
JUST TELL ME THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE ONE STRATEGY I'VE HEARD THAT REALLY KIND OF GETS TO THAT DICHOTOMY AND TRIES TO HOLD THE BIG FIRMS MORE TO THEIR COMMITMENTS BECAUSE THAT GIVES THEM THE SCORE, RIGHT? THAT HELPED THEM TO GET THEIR CONTRACT
SO HELP ME HERE, HOW DO WE RESOLVE THIS? YOU KNOW THAT, COMMISSIONER, YOU'RE RIGHT
IT'S A CHALLENGE BETWEEN THE TWO
AND I'M HOPING THAT WHEN WE CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE BARRIER STUDY OR EXCUSE ME, THE WIMPY ANALYSIS STUDY, WE WOULD START TO HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS ONE AND START FIGURING IT OUT
I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT TODAY, BUT I DO THINK THAT MAKING SURE THAT AS A PUBLIC ENTITY AND PUBLIC SERVANT MYSELF, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A BALANCE BETWEEN TWO? AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST MECHANISMS FOR THAT
IT'S LIKE THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE BECAUSE WE WANT TO SUPPORT BOTH
AND THEN THE ONLY THING WAS THIS QUESTION OF CERTIFICATION
THERE'S BOTH A STATE CERTIFICATION AND A FEDERAL CERTIFICATION, AND HASN'T THERE BEEN SOME RELUCTANCE FOR PEOPLE TO BE CERTIFIED, OR WHAT IS THE BARRIER? I MEAN, IT SEEMS TO ME GETTING CERTIFIED SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING YOU WOULD WANT TO DO, BUT IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THERE WAS SOME PUSHBACK ON THAT AND JUST HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT, BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE FOR THE FEDERAL GRANTS, YOU NEED THAT, RIGHT? YES
SO WHAT'S THE HOLD UP THERE? SO LAWRENCE PROBABLY CAN CHIME IN A LITTLE MORE ON THIS ONE, BUT HERE IT IS
SO WHEN WE DO HAVE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION, BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING THE USDOT SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM HEADED UP BY LISA AND LISA FAIR, SINCE WE'RE RUNNING THEIR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OR THEIR PROGRAM, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THEIR CERTIFIED BUSINESSES, WHICH TURNS INTO BE, AKA DBE, DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
THAT'S THEIR CERTIFICATION NOW ON THE STATE SIDE FOR THOSE NON FEDERAL PROJECTS
BACK IN 1998, WHEN I 200 TOOK HOLD AND TURNED THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO AN ANTI AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATE, SOME OF THE BUSINESSES SAID, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE? THERE'S NO BENEFIT FROM ME GETTING CERTIFIED
WE ARE OVER THE YEARS, WE'RE NOW TURNING THAT AROUND AND TRYING TO BE MORE INTENTIONAL
ALL THE THINGS, ESPECIALLY THE LAST THREE TO FIVE YEARS
AND SO THERE ARE MORE AND MORE FOLKS ARE NOW SAYING, OKAY, NOW I SEE THERE'S A BENEFIT TO BEING CERTIFIED AS A SMALL BUSINESS GOVERNMENT ARE CONTINUING TO BECOME EVEN MORE FOCUSED ON ONE MINORITY BUSINESSES ITSELF
NOW, THE CERTIFICATION SIDE OF THE COIN, THERE ALSO WAS, IF I'M A SMALL BUSINESSMAN AND I SEE A PILE OF PAPERWORK IN FRONT OF ME, I REALLY DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO EVEN GO THROUGH IT AND THEN SUBMIT SOMETHING INTO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
THE CERTIFICATION AT THE TIME WAS JUST A LOT, RIGHT
A LOT OF PAPERWORK, SO TO SPEAK
THE OFFICE OF ONE MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OVER THE YEARS HAVE STREAMLINED THEIR PROCESS
SO IT'S GOTTEN BETTER IN TERMS OF CERTIFICATION, IN TERMS OF THE PROCESS OF IT
BUT THERE WAS A PAPERWORK BARRIER IN GOING
THROUGH IT AND WHAT IS THE BENEFIT FOR ME EVEN GETTING CERTIFIED? THOSE WERE KIND OF THE TWO BIG THINGS OVER THE YEARS
AND IT'S GETTING BETTER, AS DO WE HAVE ANY PROGRAMS LIKE HELPING PEOPLE FILL OUT APPLICATIONS TO BID? DO WE HAVE PROGRAMS TO HELP PEOPLE GET CERTIFIED? THERE ARE MULTIPLE FREE PROGRAMS THROUGH TABLE 100 HELPS, RIGHT? THAT'S ONE AREA
THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER WILL HELP FOLKS GETTING CERTIFIED
THE PTAC AND DON'T ASK ME WHAT THE WHOLE THING I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER THAT WHOLE YEAH, THANK YOU
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WILL HELP BUSINESSES GET CERTIFIED, AND EVEN OMWBE WILL HELP YOU GET CERTIFIED
THE ACTUAL STAFF THERE
SO THERE'S MULTIPLE WAYS FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ANY BUSINESS THAT WANT TO GET CERTIFIED CAN GET CERTIFIED
THEY JUST HAVE TO KNOW HELP
GO AHEAD
JUST TO ADD TO THAT
SO WE'VE GOT AN EVENT COMING UP FOR JOCK AND SMALL WORKS, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY BRINGING OMWBE TO TALK ABOUT CERTIFICATION AND HOW TO GET STARTED
THIS IS BUILDING ON TOP OF WE HAD TWO CERTIFICATION EVENTS LAST YEAR THAT LISA FAIR, OUR DBE MANAGER, WORKED ON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OMWBE
AND WE HAVE PLANS FOR MORE OF THAT IN THIS YEAR AS WELL
YES, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
OKAY
ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, TEAM
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS ONLINE AS WELL
APPRECIATE YOU
YES, ABSOLUTELY
I WANT TO NOTE REAL QUICK, I THINK COMMISSIONER HAMDI HAD TO DROP, SO SHE IS NO LONGER WITH US RIGHT NOW
AND SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA FOR THE DAY
ARE THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AT THIS TIME OR MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE REFERRALS FROM COMMISSIONER NO? YES, COMMISSIONER HASEEGAWA
IT IS ONCE EVERY 33 YEARS THAT HOLY DAYS FOR MUSLIM, JEWISH, AND CHRISTIAN FAITHS COINCIDE
WE OBSERVED THAT LAST WEEKEND
SO I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAYS
AND I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SEATTLE AND THE PORT COMMUNITY LOST A COMMUNITY MEMBER WITH THE TRAGIC ROAD RAGE MURDER INCIDENT OF ELIJAH LEWIS
AND I WANTED TO THANK THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS STAFF FOR PUTTING OUT A REALLY LOVELY STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF AYE
AND AYE
FAMILY
I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THERE IS A GOFUNDME SITE AVAILABLE IF MEMBERS OF OUR PORT COMMUNITY ARE LOOKING TO SUPPORT
NOBODY PLANS FOR A FUNERAL FOR SOMEBODY THAT YOUNG
BUT I DID WANT TO JUST MENTION THAT ELIJAH WAS A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR PORT COMMUNITY
HE WAS A GUIDING LIGHT WITH WISDOM BEYOND AYE
YEARS
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE DID SAY, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL WHAT HE SAID WAS, QUOTE, WE CAN DO ANYTHING WE PUT OUR MINDS TO AS LONG AS WE DO IT TOGETHER
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER HASEGAWA
COMMISSIONER CALKINS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR US? FINAL WORDS OR THOUGHTS FOR THE MEETING? ALL RIGHT
IS HE STILL WITH US? IN ANY CASE, I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND ALSO MENTION SOMETHING REAL QUICK, AND I HOPE THIS IS OKAY WITH HER, BUT OUR DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, LEON SHARATO, IS A HUGE PART OF OUR OFFICE AND A HUGE PART OF THE PORT FAMILY
AND UNFORTUNATELY, RECENTLY SHE LEARNED THAT HER SON MASON WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA
AND IT'S EARLY STAGE, I THINK, AND HE'S FIGHTING THROUGH IT
AND I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, AYE
PROGRESS ON TREATMENT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SEND BEST WISHES TO MASON
I ACTUALLY HAD THE CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW MASON A LITTLE BIT ON OUR TRIP TO SAN DIEGO
HE FOLLOWED LEANNE TO OUR TRIP TO SAN DIEGO, AND I'LL SAY THAT HE IS AN AMAZINGLY BRIGHT AND PRECOCIOUS YOUNG MAN, AND HE'S JUST A SWEETHEART
AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IF HE'S ANYTHING LIKE AYE
MOTHER, WE KNOW THAT HE'S A FIGHTER
AND SO WE ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING POSITIVE NEWS AFTER RECEIVING TREATMENT
IF ANYONE IS UP TO SUPPORT MASON, I'M GOING TO BE WEARING THESE RED BANDS IN SUPPORT
IT SAYS MASON'S ARMY ON IT
I THINK WE HAVE A BUNCH OF THESE IN THE COMMISSION OFFICE, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME BY AND GRAB ONE
IF WE RUN OUT, WE'LL GET MORE
BUT TO BOTH LEANNE, MASON AND THE ENTIRE SHIRATO FAMILY, THE POOR FAMILY IS BEHIND YOU
WHATEVER YOU NEED
I HOPE YOU ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE REACHING OUT, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CALLED THAT OUT AND ACKNOWLEDGED, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A GOFUNDME, IT SOUNDS LIKE
AND ANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THAT NO PRESSURE, NO PRESSURE
BUT IF YOU FEEL COMPELLED TO, THERE IS A GOFUNDME THAT I'M SURE THE COMMISSION OFFICE WOULD BE HAPPY TO CIRCULATE VIA EMAIL IF YOU REACH OUT TO THEM
SO THANK YOU FOR ENTERTAINING THAT POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, HEARING NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT
THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU,

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