Minutes Exhibit A
Port Commission Regular Meeting
of December 12, 2017

Helena Benedict
Tennent's Union
Tenant Counselor and Community Organizer
Talking Points in response to Tennent's union comments:
• We want to thank you for your comments today.
•· We share your concern about affordable housing in our region and the
more immediate impacts to our neighbors due to the pending closure of
the Firs.
• Port staff is working to arrange a meeting with representatives of the Port,
City of SeaTac and the Tenants Union.
• It is our hope that the parties involved can develop a solution that allows all
families to remain in this community.
• We recognize the stress this is causing to families who live in our
community.
• The crisis in affordable housing has meant more hardship than prosperity
for too many people.
• As a local government and partner to other local governments, we are
committed to helping solve regional problems through regional solutions.
• Our recent work around the lnterlocal Agreement demonstrates how local
governments can efficiently partner on strategies to address shared
concerns, especially providing public services and expanding economic
opportunity.
• We recognize the urgency of this issue for many communities and we are
eager sit down with stakeholders in SeaTac and communities near the
airport.