Item No: 7a Meeting Date: April 10, 2018 Port Projects in Terminal 105 the Duwamish Terminal 108 Terminal 107 Georgetown Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Site Terminal 117 South Park Turning Basin #3 Habitat Recovery Projects in the Duwamish Terminal 108 Terminal 105 Lower Duwamish Waterway Cleanup 5 Lower Duwamish Waterway Terminal 117 Turning Basin #3 Stormwater Management Stormwater Stormwater Community Engagement Public Engagement Community Engagement Community Engagement April 10, 2018 Elizabeth Leavitt Environment and Sustainability Christina Billingsley Environmental Engagement, Public Affairs Andrew Schiffer Georgetown Resident Tim Hamlin Region 10 EPA 15 What is environmental justice? • EPA identifies environmental justice to be achieved when everyone has: - the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards, and - equal access to the decision-making process to have a healthy environment in which to live, learn, and work. Environmental equity is a piece of the puzzle to address social equity. 16 Environmental Equity is a key Port strategy • Century Agenda Commitments • Energy & Sustainability Committee Recommendations • Commission involvement • Near-Port community engagement • Port authority to manage impacts in community • Equity Leader hiring process Addressing environmental equity fulfills numerous Port priorities. 17 Equity Equality: sameness Equity: equal access Addressing cause of inequity Duwamish Valley is a hub of industrial activity, resulting in overburdened communities. 18 Project elements • EPA-funded technical assistance • Local hire of community specialists • Listening sessions, trainings, tours • EPA Ports Initiative Toolkit • Exploration of innovative solutions - Good Neighbor Strategic Plan - Community Benefits Agreement EPA's launch of the Ports Initiative and the pilot project was a catalyst for the Port's involvement. 19 Why Duwamish Valley? • 2013 Cumulative Health Impact Analysis • Multiple sources contribute to cumulative health impacts for Georgetown and South Park residents - Highway and freight traffic - Railways - Private industry - Legacy contamination - Present-day contamination - Historic inequities and discriminatory practices Legend Orange: Limited access Freight Connectors Blue: Highways Yellow: Residential Georgetown & South Park Multiple sources cause Duwamish Valley residents to face cumulative health and environmental concerns.20 Socio-economic factor component Percent Below 200% Poverty Level by ZIP code • 30%-40% of residents in Zip Code 98108 live below the poverty level. • Seattle average: 25.5% • King County average: 22.2% This near-Port community is economically distressed and is predominately low-income. 21 Environmental exposures Annual Average Diesel Particulate Matter in human breathing zone (ug/m3), by ZIP code • Zip Code 98108 has the some of the highest annual average exposures, 2.2 to 2.3 ug/m3. • King County average: 1.1 ug/m3 • Lowest average (ie: Ballard/Magnolia): 0.7 to 0.9 ug/m3 Many sources contribute to some of the highest diesel particulate matter exposures in the city. Public health factors Childhood asthma hospitalization rate per 100,000 by ZIP code • Zip Code 98108 has the some of the highest rates, 265.1 - 299.1. • King County: 129.7 Residents also experience some of the highest childhood asthma hospitalization rates in the city. 23 Cumulative Impacts Indicator Life expectancy at birth (years) Heart disease death rate per 100,000 Georgetown/ South Park Census tracts 109 and 112 Laurelhurst Seattle Census tracts 4100 and 4200 81.5 King County 73.3* 86.4* 81.5 202.9# 89.6* 138.4 137.8 Source: Public Health Seattle & King County *p=0.05 from both KC and Seattle average #p= 0.05 for KC average only When added together, these multiple factors cause a "cumulative health impact" with significant outcomes. 24 Pilot Project - Port Outcomes The project has identified new avenues to: • Integrate new engagement best practices Port-wide • Expand cultural competencies • Build stronger community relationships • Develop shared solutions and actions The Port has gained new competencies and skills to collaborate with near-Port communities. 25 Pilot Project - Community Outcomes The project has identified new avenues to: • Broaden understanding in community • Forge new partnerships to support community empowerment through the Port's mission Duwamish Valley community members have gained new understandings of the Port's mission and benefits. 26 Equity as defined by the PCAT ... 27 Community-Port collaboration • Community list of opportunities and concerns • Port response - "Short, Medium, and Long term" actions • Community Benefits Agreement Partnering with community to activate Port values of "Opportunity, Livability and Equity" 28 Opportunities identified • Community Capacity Building and Port Relationship Building Support the community in overcoming historic and economic disparities to fully participate in Port benefits to the region. • Environmental Health Reduce environmental harms that impact the health and livability of near-Port Duwamish Valley communities. • Economic Development Promote equitable development in the Duwamish Valley by providing economically disadvantaged near-Port community members with increased access to Port-related economic benefits. Project aims to improve access to benefits like jobs and economic growth to near-Port communities 29 Next steps - 2018 to 2020 • Continue working with Duwamish Valley residents to take action and improve access to Port benefits • Memorialize our commitments in a Community Benefits Agreement • Apply lessons-learned to other near-Port communities Pilot project paves the way for long-term strategic planning and authentic engagement with near-Port communities 30 Questions? 31