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[01:00:02] complaints are unaccompanied by a formal
[01:00:04] ethics complaint filing Commissioners.
[01:00:08] This review of the Commission Code of
[01:00:09] Ethics resulted in changes intended to
[01:00:12] improve clarity on conflicts of
[01:00:13] interest, expectations for respectful
[01:00:16] interactions, complaint process
[01:00:18] improvements, advisory opinions,
[01:00:21] option opinions, and many more. The
[01:00:24] resolution addresses gaps in the current
[01:00:25] code and reflects our commitment to
[01:00:27] ethical behavior. And I'll turn it over
[01:00:29] to Commission Chief of Staff Aaron
[01:00:31] Pritchard for further comments. And I
[01:00:32] see Jessica Nettlewins join us from the
[01:00:35] legal team as well. So thank you,
[01:00:39] Executive Director Metruck. And
[01:00:41] commissioners, you'll notice that
[01:00:43] Michelle Hart is not here today. She's
[01:00:46] flown to Florida late last night to take
[01:00:48] care of her father. So our thoughts are
[01:00:49] with her. She carried us on this.
[01:00:53] She is a force to be reckoned with when
[01:00:55] it comes to words on paper and really
[01:00:58] has delivered us, I think, a product
[01:00:59] that's close enough to a work of art as
[01:01:01] you can get. We're not without the help
[01:01:03] of our other artist here, Jessica
[01:01:05] Nadelman, who was. Did just a ton of
[01:01:08] research. This is, I think this is going
[01:01:10] to be a great model for other
[01:01:11] jurisdictions seeking to figure out how
[01:01:13] to balance these. And as the biggest
[01:01:15] port, you know, in our state,
[01:01:18] all ayes are on us. And so we have a
[01:01:20] higher level of responsibility. And so
[01:01:22] I'm really pleased to bring this
[01:01:23] forward. And we'll turn it over to
[01:01:26] Jessica to walk us through the slides.
[01:01:29] Thank you. Erin. Am I mic'd here? Yes.
[01:01:33] No. There we go.
[01:01:36] Okay. Hi, Commission. Thanks for having
[01:01:39] us. Just a minor disclaimer
[01:01:43] that, as Erin said, Michelle had planned
[01:01:45] to do this presentation, so I'm going to
[01:01:47] do the best I can. These are her slides,
[01:01:49] so just excuse any hiccups here.
[01:01:53] So here we go. So we are here
[01:01:56] to present proposed amendments to
[01:02:00] the Code of Ethics. Next slide.
[01:02:06] And as Erin mentioned, we had a team
[01:02:08] working on this, including myself,
[01:02:10] Erin, Michelle Hart, Pete Ramels,
[01:02:13] our general counsel, and Elizabeth Black
[01:02:15] had done some work on this in the past
[01:02:18] as well. So team effort. Next slide.
[01:02:23] The code was last revised in May of
[01:02:26] 2013, so it was due to be revised.
[01:02:30] The work started on this in 2021 and
[01:02:34] sort of stopped and started for a while.
[01:02:37] It was a fairly complicated undertaking.

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[01:02:41] Next slide.
[01:02:43] So the bulk of it happened in end
[01:02:47] of 2023 through present and
[01:02:51] it's almost a complete rewrite, as you
[01:02:53] will have seen from the Redline version.
[01:02:56] And it incorporates, you know,
[01:02:59] trying to be consistent with state law
[01:03:02] and a number of other policy decisions
[01:03:04] that we expressed in the new code.
[01:03:08] Next slide.
[01:03:13] So as I said, very thorough review of
[01:03:16] all of the sections of it. Some new
[01:03:18] sections put in that I'll discuss in a
[01:03:20] moment. Lots of work to just
[01:03:23] make language consistent and clear. We
[01:03:27] took our draft to review to commissions
[01:03:30] council. We worked with general counsel,
[01:03:33] we worked with the board of ethics and
[01:03:34] we worked with the governance committee
[01:03:36] to review the draft and incorporated
[01:03:38] their feedback and as Erin said, have
[01:03:42] come up with a really good model. I was
[01:03:44] going to say a masterpiece, but I don't
[01:03:46] know if it's a masterpiece, but it's a
[01:03:47] good model. Next slide.
[01:03:58] So the new draft aligns more
[01:04:02] closely with state statute and
[01:04:06] it also addresses the behavioral
[01:04:10] commitments that commission made in the
[01:04:12] amendments to the bylaws that occurred
[01:04:14] in January last year. It adds language
[01:04:18] to harmonize the bylaws and the code of
[01:04:21] Conduct. Next slide.
[01:04:27] So there are all of the sections had
[01:04:30] significant cleanup in terms of language
[01:04:32] and consistency. It has a few sections
[01:04:35] that I wanted to point out here that are
[01:04:37] new or thoroughly revised. One is a new
[01:04:40] section regarding service on nonprofit
[01:04:42] boards to help clarify how commissioners
[01:04:45] conserve on nonprofit boards and where
[01:04:48] the conflicts of interest arise. There
[01:04:51] we completely redid the section on how
[01:04:54] the board of ethics functions to better
[01:04:57] reflect clearly what their role is,
[01:04:59] what the process and procedure is for
[01:05:02] making complaints, for investigating
[01:05:04] complaints, and for taking action on
[01:05:06] those complaints. Next slide.
[01:05:11] We added a new section regarding how
[01:05:15] complaints of the behavioral commitments
[01:05:19] from the bylaws would be managed and
[01:05:22] they are going to be managed by the
[01:05:24] governance committee. So complaints
[01:05:25] regarding those bylaws commitments will
[01:05:27] go to the governance committee. There is
[01:05:28] a section that outlines how they will
[01:05:31] manage those review, investigate and act
[01:05:34] on those complaints and again
[01:05:39] did a number of cleanups definitions.
[01:05:43] Next slide. So the timeline
[01:05:47] is introduction to today. We'll ask that
[01:05:51] the resolution be adopted in two weeks

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[01:05:53] on the 28th. And this
[01:05:57] resolution also includes some changes to
[01:05:59] the governance committee charter, which
[01:06:01] needs to be changed to align with the
[01:06:03] new responsibilities of the governance
[01:06:05] committee. And we're also making changes
[01:06:07] to the bylaws, which I will talk about
[01:06:10] next. And that is the
[01:06:13] end of my presentation. So questions.
[01:06:16] Thank you very much for the presentation
[01:06:18] to my colleagues. I'll turn to you all
[01:06:19] for questions and comments at this time.
[01:06:23] Reading their body language. We had a
[01:06:27] very robust briefing ahead of this where
[01:06:29] we got to ask questions and
[01:06:32] I also don't have any. So at
[01:06:35] this time, if there's nothing for my
[01:06:37] colleagues. Is there a motion and a
[01:06:40] second? So moved.
[01:06:43] Second. The motion has been made by
[01:06:45] Commissioner Cho and seconded by
[01:06:47] Commissioner Muhammad. And I'd turn to
[01:06:48] the clerk to call the roll. Thank you.
[01:06:51] Commissioner Calkins. Aye. Thank you.
[01:06:53] Commissioner Cho. Aye. Thank you.
[01:06:56] Commissioner Felleman. Aye. Thank you.
[01:06:58] Commissioner Muhammad. Aye. Thank you.
[01:07:01] And Commissioner Hasegawa. Aye. Thank
[01:07:04] you. Five ayes and zero nays this item.
[01:07:06] Thank you very much. The motion carries.
[01:07:11] Thank you. You're welcome.
[01:07:16] You can. Oh, okay. I'm on the next item.
[01:07:18] Oh, okay. I didn't realize that.
[01:07:25] I will turn to executive. To the clerk
[01:07:27] to introduce the next item and Executive
[01:07:28] Director Metruck to introduce it. Thank
[01:07:31] you. This is item 10C, resolution number
[01:07:33] 3834. Introduction of a resolution
[01:07:36] amending resolution number 3817.
[01:07:38] Amended and prior corresponding enacting
[01:07:41] and amending resolutions through
[01:07:42] incorporation pertaining to the
[01:07:44] Commission's bylaws and Rules of
[01:07:46] Procedure Policy Directive.
[01:07:49] Commissioners. Our bylaws state that the
[01:07:51] commission shall refer the bylaws to an
[01:07:53] appropriate committee for review and
[01:07:55] recommendation for revisions at least
[01:07:57] once every three, three years. This most
[01:07:59] recent review resulted in revisions to
[01:08:01] governance practices around officers and
[01:08:03] rules of order, as well as a few
[01:08:05] technical edits. And I think it's going
[01:08:08] to turn to Jessica, since Michelle Hart,
[01:08:10] the Commission Clerk, is not here,
[01:08:12] we're going to turn to Jessica Nailman,
[01:08:14] the Senior Port Counsel, to discuss
[01:08:16] these proposed changes. Thank you.
[01:08:20] Yes, thank you again, Commission
[01:08:22] President and Commission Commissioners
[01:08:23] for having us here. Jessica Nadelman,
[01:08:25] Senior Port Counsel. Again, a set of
[01:08:28] slides that Michelle put together, but

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[01:08:29] I'm going to do my best here. So we are
[01:08:32] here to discuss amendments to the bylaws
[01:08:36] resulting in part from the amendments to
[01:08:39] the Code of Ethics, but also some other
[01:08:42] updates that we made that I will get
[01:08:44] into. Next slide.
[01:08:47] So same project team worked on these.
[01:08:51] Erin Pritchard, myself, Michelle Hart
[01:08:53] and Pete Ramels. Next slide.
[01:09:00] As executive Director of Metrics said,
[01:09:02] we are required to review every three
[01:09:05] years. The bylaws were reviewed last
[01:09:08] January with significant updates. And we
[01:09:11] are doing it again now, again, to stay
[01:09:14] aligned with other changes in the law
[01:09:16] and other changes in our ethics code.
[01:09:20] Next slide.
[01:09:24] So the primary changes that we're making
[01:09:27] here are adding some language to reflect
[01:09:31] how the governance committee has a role
[01:09:33] in enforcing or investigating or
[01:09:37] managing the complaints related to the
[01:09:40] behavioral standards that are in the
[01:09:43] bylaws and now incorporated into the
[01:09:44] Code of Ethics and
[01:09:49] also addressing some inaccurate,
[01:09:53] I guess, misleading Language that was in
[01:09:55] the code regarding being able to remove
[01:09:58] a Commissioner from their position or
[01:10:00] from their elected position. We've
[01:10:03] clarified that to mean just their role
[01:10:07] on the commission. Next slide.
[01:10:11] Again, so the change recognizes the new
[01:10:14] scope for the governance committee to
[01:10:16] manage these behavioral commitment
[01:10:19] complaints. It addresses and
[01:10:23] aligns the bylaws with the provisions of
[01:10:26] the code that talk about participation
[01:10:29] on nonprofit boards and the remote
[01:10:32] interest provision and. And where the
[01:10:34] ethical lines are drawn around
[01:10:36] participation on nonprofit boards. Next
[01:10:39] slide. We made some
[01:10:43] changes to align with changes that
[01:10:45] occurred last year in state law around
[01:10:47] how vacancies in elected office
[01:10:50] are filled. So our bylaws have now
[01:10:53] been updated to align with that state
[01:10:55] law. And we made an administrative
[01:10:58] change to reflect that strategic
[01:11:00] advisors in the commission office report
[01:11:03] both to their assigned Commissioner and
[01:11:06] to the commission chief of staff. Next
[01:11:09] slide.
[01:11:14] We made some amendments to
[01:11:19] the rules to clarify our
[01:11:23] practice, actually, with adding some
[01:11:26] information about how we describe
[01:11:28] voting, how we act upon voting in a
[01:11:31] remote interest situation. We made an
[01:11:34] amendment reflecting how we manage
[01:11:38] approving interlocal agreements. And we
[01:11:40] made a change to make it clear that

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[01:11:44] disruptions can. Warnings for
[01:11:46] disruptions can happen either orally at
[01:11:49] the time of a meeting or written notice
[01:11:51] post meeting. Next slide.
[01:11:56] So introducing the resolution today.
[01:12:00] Next step is adoption of the resolution
[01:12:02] on January 28th. And I will
[01:12:06] take any questions that anyone has on
[01:12:08] this one.
[01:12:12] Thank you very much. Commissioners,
[01:12:16] do you have any. Any questions at this
[01:12:18] time? No comments.
[01:12:21] We're gonna get out of here early.
[01:12:25] Is that a motion to waive the first
[01:12:26] reading?
[01:12:30] I can speak to it if you'd like. Yes,
[01:12:32] ma'am. Commissioner. President Hoskow.
[01:12:34] Well, if there's no questions,
[01:12:35] Commissioners, we could save time by
[01:12:37] waving the first motion I moved
[01:12:41] to amend the. From an introduction. To
[01:12:44] amend it for an actual adoption.
[01:12:48] Adopting a motion to waive the first
[01:12:50] reading and move to adopt.
[01:12:52] Exactly. So the Commissioner has made a
[01:12:55] motion to waive the first reading and
[01:12:56] adopt the resolution as presented. Do I
[01:12:58] have a second? Second. And the motion
[01:13:00] has been seconded by Commissioner
[01:13:01] Calkins. Is there any comments or
[01:13:03] questions by my colleagues? Seeing none.
[01:13:05] Will the clerk please call the roll?
[01:13:08] Thank you, Commissioner Calkins. Aye.
[01:13:10] Thank you, Commissioner Cho. Aye. Thank
[01:13:13] you, Commissioner Felleman. Aye. Thank
[01:13:16] you, Commissioner Muhammad. Aye. Thank
[01:13:18] you. And then Commissioner Hasegawa.
[01:13:20] Aye. Thank you. Five ayes and zero nays
[01:13:22] for this item. Thank you very much. The
[01:13:25] motion carries. Thank you, Commissioner
[01:13:27] Muhammad. That's some tricky footwork
[01:13:30] right there. All right, well, now I lost
[01:13:33] my place. I will check
[01:13:37] to look to the clerk to introduce the
[01:13:39] Next item and ask Executive Director
[01:13:41] Metruck to introduce it. Thank you.
[01:13:44] Yes, one second.
[01:13:51] There. I found it.
[01:14:00] Item 10D, order number 202502
[01:14:04] in order to develop a port wide policy
[01:14:06] on plain language for the Port of
[01:14:08] Seattle. Commissioners, as you take
[01:14:11] up this item, I want to advise that I've
[01:14:13] been briefed on the elements of this
[01:14:15] order and by the staff prepared to
[01:14:17] implement this work. I wanted to let you
[01:14:19] know that I support the direction of the
[01:14:20] Commission in its intent in this regard
[01:14:22] and appreciate the efforts by Commission
[01:14:24] President Has Sagawa to bring this Order
[01:14:26] forward. So with that I'm going to turn
[01:14:28] over to Commission Strategic Advisor
[01:14:30] Francis Cho who will present the order.

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[01:14:33] Thank you. Good afternoon Madam
[01:14:35] President, Commissioners and Executive
[01:14:37] Director Metruck. My name is Francis Cho,
[01:14:40] Commission Strategic Advisor. I am
[01:14:41] pleased to introduce order number 2025
[01:14:45] 02, a proposal to develop a port wide
[01:14:49] policy on plain language for the Port
[01:14:50] Port of Seattle. The goal of the plain
[01:14:52] language policy is to establish a port
[01:14:55] wide policy that prioritizes clarity,
[01:14:57] simplicity and accessibility of public
[01:15:00] facing documents for the benefit of the
[01:15:02] public. The end deliverable is to
[01:15:04] develop standards for the Port to
[01:15:06] implement no later than March 31. This
[01:15:09] order seeks to build, build on and
[01:15:12] expand upon Order 2023-05
[01:15:15] which the Port Commission adopted in
[01:15:17] April 2023 and directed the Executive
[01:15:19] Director to develop a port wide policy
[01:15:22] on language access. The Federal and
[01:15:24] state governments, numerous private
[01:15:26] entities, educational institutions and
[01:15:29] non profit organizations have enacted
[01:15:32] plain language policies to ensure the
[01:15:34] public can access information without
[01:15:36] unnecessary barriers and promote
[01:15:38] transparency and effective
[01:15:39] communication. The Port's Office of
[01:15:42] Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and
[01:15:44] Communications and marketing teams were
[01:15:46] consulted in developing this order.
[01:15:48] With that, I will yield to Commission
[01:15:50] Chief of Staff Pritchard for any
[01:15:51] additional remarks or turn it over.
[01:15:53] Back to Commission President. No
[01:15:57] comments other than. Thank you,
[01:15:58] Francis. Thank you very much Francis for
[01:16:00] that presentation and explanation.
[01:16:02] Commissioners, I'm going to first look
[01:16:04] for a motion and second to adopt order
[01:16:05] number 202502. So moved.
[01:16:11] Second, the motion has been made by
[01:16:12] Commissioner Muhammad, is seconded by
[01:16:14] Commissioner Felleman and with that I
[01:16:17] will turn to my colleagues first for
[01:16:19] comments or questions that they have on
[01:16:20] this order. I will just
[01:16:25] say that the intent of this order is to
[01:16:28] we. The intent of this order is to make
[01:16:31] sure that all the external facing
[01:16:32] communications from the Port of Seattle
[01:16:35] are accessible. Particularly with the
[01:16:37] Sustainable Airport Master Plan process
[01:16:40] in full effect, we want to make sure
[01:16:42] that we are effectively and
[01:16:46] plainly communicating all of our
[01:16:49] materials to the broad audience. We'll
[01:16:52] also add that this should complement the
[01:16:55] Language access order that was
[01:16:56] championed by Commissioner Mohammad two
[01:16:59] years ago because plain language is
[01:17:01] easier to translate. My only question

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[01:17:04] for you staff is, what are the timelines
[01:17:06] for simplification of materials?
[01:17:11] So, currently, the order does have a
[01:17:13] deadline of March 31, which is to
[01:17:17] develop standards for the port. And then
[01:17:21] I'm also wondering if how,
[01:17:25] since the cyber attack and how that
[01:17:27] brought down our entire web page, how
[01:17:29] does that impact our implementation
[01:17:31] plan? Will we be able to go live? I will
[01:17:35] like to yield to Director Gislow for
[01:17:37] that. Welcome, Director Gislow. Hi.
[01:17:38] Good afternoon, Commissioner,
[01:17:39] President, Commissioners, Chris Gislow,
[01:17:41] Director of Communications and
[01:17:42] Marketing. We're in the space now with
[01:17:43] the website back, where we are able to
[01:17:45] implement the goals of the order for
[01:17:47] both key documents that are available
[01:17:50] now, as well as giving us a playbook to
[01:17:53] move forward as described in the order.
[01:17:54] Thank you very much. Well, I'd just like
[01:17:56] to commend staff for their. For their
[01:17:58] swift action on this. And with that, I
[01:18:01] will turn to my call colleagues for the
[01:18:03] role, if the clerk will go ahead and
[01:18:05] call it. Thank you, Commissioner
[01:18:08] Hasegawa. Oh, aye. Thank you.
[01:18:11] Commissioner Calkins. Aye. Thank you.
[01:18:14] Commissioner Cho. Aye. Thank you.
[01:18:16] Commissioner Felleman. Aye. Thank you.
[01:18:19] And Commissioner Mohammad. Aye. Thank
[01:18:21] you. That's five ayes and zero nays for
[01:18:23] this item. Wonderful. The motion
[01:18:25] carries. Thank you very much, Staff.
[01:18:29] We're now at presentations and staff
[01:18:31] reports. Will the clerk please read the
[01:18:33] next item in the record? And Executive
[01:18:34] Director Metruck will introduce it.
[01:18:36] Thank you. This is item 11, a 2024
[01:18:38] international audit annual Report.
[01:18:42] Commissioner's internal audit provides
[01:18:44] an important public service in ensuring
[01:18:45] the efficiency, compliance, and
[01:18:47] transparency of port operations. We're
[01:18:49] all deeply grateful to the internal
[01:18:52] audit team, as well as to Commission,
[01:18:54] the Commission Audit Committee that sets
[01:18:55] the agenda for their work. Today's
[01:18:58] presentation is mainly a recap of last
[01:19:00] year's work and findings. In addition,
[01:19:02] many of the recommendations from the
[01:19:04] internal audit are already being
[01:19:05] implemented or underway. And presenter
[01:19:08] this afternoon is Glenn Fernandez,
[01:19:10] Director of Internal Audit. Welcome,
[01:19:12] Director Fernandez, the floor is yours.
[01:19:14] Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you,
[01:19:15] Steve. Next slide, please,
[01:19:18] Aubree. So, first, I want to thank the
[01:19:21] Audit Committee. Commissioner Hasegawa
[01:19:22] was Audit Committee chair. Commissioner
[01:19:24] Calkins was the other member. Sarah

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[01:19:26] Holmstrom was another Audit
[01:19:30] Committee member, a volunteer member,
[01:19:31] actually. And we had substitutes,
[01:19:34] Commissioner Muhammad and Commissioner
[01:19:36] Felleman during the year, so thank you to
[01:19:38] them, too. Next slide, please.
[01:19:41] So the first thing I'd like to do is
[01:19:43] talk a little bit about our charter,
[01:19:44] because without our charter, which is
[01:19:47] passed to us by the Commission and the
[01:19:49] Audit Committee, we're unable to do our
[01:19:51] work. We derive our authority from the
[01:19:54] commission from you. And we
[01:19:58] do audits of just about everything the
[01:20:00] port touches. All programs, functions,
[01:20:03] systems, contracts and activities. And
[01:20:06] in alignment with industry standard and
[01:20:08] best practice, we're a dual report, or
[01:20:11] at least I am a dual report who reports
[01:20:13] to functionally to the audit committee
[01:20:15] and to Steve Metruck as well,
[01:20:17] administratively. Next slide, please.
[01:20:20] So a couple other things. In order to do
[01:20:22] our work, we have to have access to all
[01:20:25] the information at the port. So our
[01:20:27] charter, which is approved by, like I
[01:20:30] said, by the commission, is to
[01:20:34] have full free and unrestricted access
[01:20:36] to port records and information in order
[01:20:38] to complete our work. And that's
[01:20:41] essentially what the slide says. Next
[01:20:43] slide, please.
[01:20:47] You know, another thing, not only do we
[01:20:49] need access to items, but we also need
[01:20:53] freedom to go out to finish, to set our
[01:20:55] schedules, our frequencies, our audit
[01:20:58] subjects through risk assessments and
[01:21:02] you know, get other people in the port
[01:21:04] to help out where necessary and then
[01:21:06] report on it and be transparent, which
[01:21:08] we do and which we're doing today. And
[01:21:10] we also publish everything in on our
[01:21:13] website. So our external facing website
[01:21:15] has all of our audit reports for the
[01:21:17] public. So that's transparent. And you
[01:21:20] know, we follow up on open issues and
[01:21:22] make sure that they're resolved and
[01:21:23] they're addressed. Next slide, please.
[01:21:27] So a very. This is a globally recognized
[01:21:30] model, but the governing body is a
[01:21:32] commission. In this management are the
[01:21:35] first and second lines of defense. They
[01:21:37] essentially mean the first lines are the
[01:21:39] people that do the work and the people
[01:21:42] that supervise them or oversee their
[01:21:44] work in some cases. Also the. The second
[01:21:46] line would also cover internal checks
[01:21:48] and perhaps the legal department as
[01:21:51] well. And then internal audit, which is
[01:21:53] an independent function, is the last
[01:21:56] line of defense. We work both with
[01:21:58] management and the commission and it's
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[01:22:04] that has to catch things before they get
[01:22:05] out to the media, to the external
[01:22:08] auditors and state auditors. So before
[01:22:12] external assurance providers. So we try
[01:22:14] to mitigate as much risk as possible and
[01:22:16] we all work together and break down
[01:22:18] silos as needed. Next slide, please.
[01:22:22] So in 2024, we completed 16 audits.
[01:22:26] This pretty much talks a little bit
[01:22:28] about the types of audits we do.
[01:22:30] Performance audits, capital audits,
[01:22:32] information technology and contract
[01:22:35] compliance. Limited contract compliance
[01:22:37] are concessionaires at the airport port
[01:22:39] that self report their income to the
[01:22:41] port. We also identified through
[01:22:45] our audits some high risk issues,
[01:22:47] medium risk and low risk issues. And
[01:22:49] they're noted here. We perform
[01:22:51] continuous audits of construction
[01:22:54] projects that are gccm type or general
[01:22:58] contractor construction management type
[01:23:00] projects. And the state law requires
[01:23:03] us to continuously audit these. So we do
[01:23:06] that. And you know, as I mentioned
[01:23:09] earlier, our reports are shared with
[01:23:11] both the committee members and with the
[01:23:13] external facing website and placed on
[01:23:15] the external facing website. Next slide
[01:23:17] please. So this is a quick Gantt
[01:23:21] chart of what we accomplished in 2024.
[01:23:24] Essentially everything green we
[01:23:25] completed because of some staffing
[01:23:28] issues and the cyber event, we missed
[01:23:33] a couple IT audits, but we did complete
[01:23:35] a couple extra other operational audits
[01:23:38] that are noted in here also in the
[01:23:40] footnotes. Next slide please.
[01:23:45] Some highlights from our audits
[01:23:47] commissioners on our performance audits,
[01:23:49] we completed six of those. And some of
[01:23:52] the highlights, as Steve talked about,
[01:23:54] PFAs was a big item. We looked at PFAs.
[01:23:57] You know, there's an opportunity still
[01:23:59] at tenant locations that is being
[01:24:01] addressed primarily Delta Hangar,
[01:24:05] Alaska Hangar and the Paccar hangar.
[01:24:09] The rental car facility was brought up
[01:24:11] earlier today as being addressed.
[01:24:13] Managing overtime when excessive. That
[01:24:15] was something that came out of our
[01:24:17] audits. When you have about 20 plus
[01:24:19] hours, well of hours in a day or over
[01:24:23] 24 hours in some cases of work, it's not
[01:24:26] only a financial issue but a safety
[01:24:28] issue that needs to be managed. Leak
[01:24:32] detection. We need better leak detection
[01:24:34] systems at both maritime and aviation
[01:24:37] because when we do have a leak
[01:24:38] occasionally it takes a long time to
[01:24:40] find. And we're the largest consumer or
[01:24:43] the second largest consumer of water in
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[01:24:47] largest consumer of water water if we
[01:24:49] don't detect these leaks in a timely
[01:24:51] manner. The last major leak took 15
[01:24:54] months to detect and resolve. So that's
[01:24:56] quite a bit of time before they can plug
[01:24:58] those leaks and lost 150 million gallons
[01:25:02] of water. Opportunities to improve
[01:25:04] controls at small organizations.
[01:25:07] You know, our small organizations are
[01:25:09] always targeted and they're
[01:25:12] vulnerable. So working with them to
[01:25:15] improve controls is important.
[01:25:18] Next slide, please. And Commissioner,
[01:25:21] if you have questions, feel free to stop
[01:25:23] me at any time. Actually, we're going to
[01:25:25] let you run through and then we'll do
[01:25:26] questions at the end. We're running 40
[01:25:28] minutes ahead of time, so we're not
[01:25:30] going to ruin a good thing now. Okay,
[01:25:34] so capital construction audits.
[01:25:38] You know, we audited about 152 million
[01:25:40] of capital. So the projects that we
[01:25:42] audited essentially had $152 million of
[01:25:45] spend. Some of the key observations that
[01:25:48] we noted, not only good things,
[01:25:51] but not only bad things, but
[01:25:54] opportunities that were good as well or
[01:25:56] things that we saw that were good. The
[01:25:57] closeout process Essentially at an end
[01:25:59] of an audit, all these bills come in and
[01:26:02] you've got to reconcile everything and
[01:26:04] close it out. And the port does have a
[01:26:06] pretty robust process there. So it's
[01:26:09] evolved and improved over the years.
[01:26:11] You know, that's a positive story.
[01:26:14] We're doing a lot of tenant
[01:26:15] reimbursement agreements. That's where
[01:26:18] Delta or Alaska does the work and we
[01:26:20] reimburse them. And there because it's
[01:26:23] picking up and it's becoming so large,
[01:26:24] there's an opportunity to improve
[01:26:27] processes and increase, improve your
[01:26:29] control. So we don't have unallowable
[01:26:34] or duplicate costs, you know, for pay
[01:26:37] applications. This is when a contractor
[01:26:39] submits a big invoice to us and we want
[01:26:42] to make sure that we do a better job of
[01:26:44] making sure they're supporting
[01:26:45] documentation for everything that's
[01:26:47] submitted, everything material Risk
[01:26:51] management insurance is huge. You know,
[01:26:53] we're required to have insurance in all
[01:26:55] our projects but sometimes you can pay
[01:26:57] too much for insurance and if there
[01:26:59] isn't big coordination, good
[01:27:00] coordination between risk management and
[01:27:03] construction management and the
[01:27:05] contractor, sometimes you can overpay
[01:27:07] for insurance and it could very easily
[01:27:09] be half a million dollars. So it's very
[01:27:11] large numbers.
[01:27:15] Yeah, we look like I said, seven general
[01:27:18] contractor construction management

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[01:27:19] projects were under audit on
[01:27:23] a continuous audit basis and the
[01:27:25] estimated spend spend on Those is about
[01:27:28] 1.5 billion over the life of the
[01:27:29] project. So there's a lot of big
[01:27:31] projects that we're continuously looking
[01:27:32] at. Next slide please, Aubree.
[01:27:37] On the IT side we completed one audit in
[01:27:41] 2024 and the focus there was on
[01:27:44] improving and enhancing cybersecurity
[01:27:46] controls. We'll.
[01:27:50] Yeah, we discuss these in non public
[01:27:52] sessions. So I won't go into a lot of
[01:27:53] detail on this. Next slide please,
[01:27:55] Aubree. And finally commissioners,
[01:27:59] our 2025 audit strategy.
[01:28:03] It's to essentially stay independent and
[01:28:05] objective because that's really
[01:28:06] foundation of an internal audit
[01:28:08] function. Cyber incident recovery.
[01:28:12] We're still recovering from that and
[01:28:16] there's a lot of data and information
[01:28:18] that people have to put back into system
[01:28:20] from when the systems were down. So
[01:28:22] let's, you know, part of our work is to
[01:28:24] making sure that the work that was done
[01:28:26] being done outside the systems is
[01:28:28] correctly put in community initiatives,
[01:28:31] smaller organizations helping them out
[01:28:33] and helping them enhance their controls.
[01:28:37] Closed network systems. On the IT side
[01:28:40] we've got a lot of critical systems that
[01:28:41] are, when we say closed network they're
[01:28:44] not connected to the outside Internet.
[01:28:46] But still there are IT systems that are
[01:28:47] important. You know, they run the STS
[01:28:50] trains, they run the Runway Lights and
[01:28:52] other critical infrastructure. So making
[01:28:54] sure that those are well protected.
[01:28:57] We'll continue to focus on capital
[01:28:59] delivery because of the amount of money
[01:29:00] we spend and, you know,
[01:29:04] comply and continue to do the RCW
[01:29:06] audits. One last thing that I note
[01:29:09] is we have this internal audit outreach
[01:29:12] program where we're actively presenting
[01:29:15] to small businesses and grant recipients
[01:29:19] and talking a little bit about controls.
[01:29:21] They're targeted so heavily and their
[01:29:24] controls are still relatively, because
[01:29:27] they're smaller organizations, they
[01:29:28] don't have the resources that a big
[01:29:30] organization has. So as Commissioner
[01:29:32] Mohammad had during our time in the
[01:29:34] audit committee kind of pushed this
[01:29:37] because we've got a program now that
[01:29:40] we've built and we're actively working
[01:29:42] on to train these small businesses and
[01:29:45] present to them and make sure that they
[01:29:46] have these resources available. And with
[01:29:49] that, I conclude my presentation. So I
[01:29:51] will take questions. Thank you very
[01:29:53] much, Director Fernandez. I'll turn to

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[01:29:55] my colleagues to see what questions or
[01:29:57] comments that they may have.
[01:30:00] Commissioner Felloman. Sorry.
[01:30:03] All right. Commissioner Calkins, as
[01:30:04] Audit Committee member. Yeah. I just
[01:30:07] want to say it's been a pleasure to work
[01:30:08] with you again this past year and I look
[01:30:10] forward to the coming year. You know,
[01:30:12] this is one of the,
[01:30:15] if not the most important committee that
[01:30:17] we all get to participate in on
[01:30:19] occasion. And aside from being an
[01:30:22] essential oversight function for the
[01:30:24] commission, it's also a great way to
[01:30:28] learn about elements of a,
[01:30:31] what, 2,700 person organization that we
[01:30:35] may not in our day to day have the
[01:30:37] opportunity to learn about. And so I
[01:30:39] really do just appreciate the education
[01:30:41] I get sitting on the audit committee.
[01:30:44] And furthermore, I think we're really at
[01:30:47] a time where these functions are
[01:30:49] critically important because we are in
[01:30:52] some areas of our organization under
[01:30:54] intent, intense pressure to grow and
[01:30:57] that can. And so while,
[01:31:00] you know, resources are always scarce,
[01:31:03] you know, we are trying to balance
[01:31:07] the demands of schedule and budget and
[01:31:10] always pushing to deliver as quickly as
[01:31:13] we can on these high demand projects.
[01:31:15] And so it's just good to have a bit of a
[01:31:19] referee there to make sure that we are
[01:31:22] sticking by our highest order values.
[01:31:24] So appreciate all your work, Glenn, and
[01:31:25] thank you for next year. Commissioner
[01:31:28] Felleman.
[01:31:32] Thank you, Glenn. And as you know,
[01:31:34] we're very much appreciative of all the
[01:31:36] work it takes to dig into these things.
[01:31:38] It's a level of detail that I'm glad I'm
[01:31:40] spared, but appreciate having it brought
[01:31:43] before us. I was just wanting to know a
[01:31:45] little bit more about the community
[01:31:47] initiatives and the sort of things that
[01:31:50] might entail. And I know that the
[01:31:55] accounting for grants and things like
[01:31:57] this is sometimes a challenge for small
[01:31:59] organizations. But what are some of the
[01:32:02] specifics that you're talking about? So
[01:32:03] the risks with. Well, we have a lot of
[01:32:06] community initiatives like the South
[01:32:07] King County Fund. And you know, there's
[01:32:10] two elements. One, there's the cyber
[01:32:12] element, right? So in the past we had
[01:32:15] the ACH fraud where bad actors take over
[01:32:18] their systems and use that maliciously
[01:32:21] to change banking information or
[01:32:23] whatever else. So those monies are
[01:32:25] redirected. So helping them not
[01:32:29] fall for phishing schemes or having
[01:32:31] robust systems, that's one element. And
[01:32:34] two, internally there's some basic

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[01:32:36] controls that an organization can should
[01:32:38] have, such as segregation of duties and
[01:32:41] bank reconciliations and things that
[01:32:44] would help them catch fraud quicker. So
[01:32:46] if somebody their money is going
[01:32:48] sideways and you know, they're good at
[01:32:50] running their charities, but if things
[01:32:52] are happening within their organization
[01:32:54] that they need to be aware of, they need
[01:32:56] to catch it quicker so they can stop it
[01:32:58] rather than letting it, you know,
[01:33:01] impact their organization bad.
[01:33:05] So would we like condition our support
[01:33:07] for things organizations based on their
[01:33:10] having controls in place or how would
[01:33:12] they know we would be able to provide
[01:33:13] this consultative service? One of the
[01:33:16] things we're doing is we're partnering
[01:33:18] with the OEDI function with Booktis team
[01:33:20] and they have all the small
[01:33:23] organizations come in on a periodic
[01:33:24] basis. So our intent is to give them 15
[01:33:27] minute presentations in front of and
[01:33:29] talk a little bit about ourselves what
[01:33:31] we have and then guide them to our
[01:33:33] website where they have resources and if
[01:33:35] they need additional help to have them
[01:33:36] reach out to us. So that's their
[01:33:38] visibility. Thank you, Commissioner
[01:33:41] Muhammad. Thank you, Commissioner.
[01:33:44] President Hasegawa. Well, Glenn,
[01:33:47] I love the audit committee. It's one
[01:33:50] of my favorite committees. I didn't get
[01:33:52] to serve on this last year, but I did
[01:33:54] appreciate, appreciate being briefed on
[01:33:57] a number of issues that you all look at.
[01:34:00] And also there's the executive session
[01:34:02] piece where you guys talk about it
[01:34:04] concerns and so forth. And I imagine you
[01:34:06] guys are having deeper conversations
[01:34:08] about the cyber attack there now. So I
[01:34:11] just want to express my appreciation for
[01:34:14] the thought that goes into the audit
[01:34:16] committee. It's a good way for us to
[01:34:19] ensure that we're being good stewards of
[01:34:20] public dollars. And the outreach program
[01:34:25] that your team has developed really came
[01:34:28] out of the ACH fraud that happened
[01:34:31] at that time. And I think there's a lot
[01:34:33] of good intended organizations that work
[01:34:36] with us, smaller organizations that
[01:34:37] partner with the port and it is easy for
[01:34:40] them to fall for some of the fishing
[01:34:44] tricks and all of the things that are
[01:34:46] out there today. And technology is
[01:34:48] getting more complex. An organization
[01:34:52] like the port can get hacked and you
[01:34:56] know, you can imagine what that would
[01:34:57] mean for bigger, for smaller
[01:34:59] organization. It's just that much more
[01:35:01] easier. And I think the program that you
[01:35:04] guys have stood up and the communication
[01:35:07] plan that you have with talking to those

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[01:35:09] small businesses as well as those non
[01:35:12] profit organizations is great. And yes,
[01:35:15] I just wanted to express my gratitude.
[01:35:18] I appreciate that you guys are an
[01:35:20] independent body that is ensuring that
[01:35:23] we have good controls in place, there's
[01:35:25] good oversight and that there is
[01:35:27] transparency and accountability in the
[01:35:29] way that we do port business. So those
[01:35:32] are my comments. Thank you,
[01:35:33] Commissioner. Commissioner Cho.
[01:35:36] Yes. I want to also expressed how much
[01:35:40] I miss the Audit committee. I was
[01:35:43] telling Commissioner Muhammad it's the
[01:35:44] most underrated committee on this
[01:35:46] commission. But I also wanted to
[01:35:49] ask you a question, Glenn. In light of
[01:35:50] the cybersecurity attack we had this
[01:35:52] fall, what plans we have in 25 for after
[01:35:55] action now that we're over most of
[01:35:59] the issues, but not all yet. So that
[01:36:05] can go to Steve too, whichever person
[01:36:07] feels like the cancer. Yeah, I'd like to
[01:36:10] talk to that Commissioner because right
[01:36:11] now we're still undergoing the response
[01:36:13] to the incident. We've undertaken a
[01:36:15] third party contractor in order to
[01:36:18] collect all the lessons learned in
[01:36:21] addition to, you know, what went right
[01:36:23] and what went wrong. So we're going to
[01:36:24] be issuing a report. This is similar to
[01:36:26] what we did, another large event with
[01:36:28] the, with the Horizon aircraft issue.
[01:36:31] So we have this. We're glad to talk to
[01:36:33] Commissioner in depth about our study
[01:36:36] plan for this. I think we send some
[01:36:38] things about that, but that is our plan
[01:36:39] to undertake that because we're still
[01:36:42] undergoing changes to that. So we're
[01:36:44] still, we'll produce that report here
[01:36:46] and we're undertaking a large effort so
[01:36:48] that can be done in a holistic approach.
[01:36:51] Okay, thanks, Steve. I'll just round out
[01:36:54] by saying that it was an honor to chair
[01:36:56] the audit committee this last year. I'd
[01:36:58] like to thank Commissioner Calkins for
[01:36:59] plugging in at the last second and
[01:37:01] support that role as he did on a number
[01:37:03] of occasions. And just to really commend
[01:37:06] the work that you and your entire team
[01:37:08] does, we at the port are incredibly
[01:37:12] proud of being an example of excellence
[01:37:14] and efficiency and accuracy and
[01:37:16] transparency in government. And Audit
[01:37:18] Committee is exactly where the rubber
[01:37:19] meets the road in promoting
[01:37:22] accountability, transparency and
[01:37:24] oversight for us as a commission. So
[01:37:26] thank you for being the vehicle of that.
[01:37:28] We commend your work and thank you for
[01:37:30] the presentation. Thank you,
[01:37:31] Commissioner. Thank you. With that, we
[01:37:34] will move on to the next item for

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[01:37:36] presentation. If the clerk will read it
[01:37:37] into the record and Executive Director
[01:37:39] Metruck will then introduce it. Thank
[01:37:41] you. This is item 11B, draft 2025
[01:37:44] International Policy Agenda Briefing
[01:37:46] Commissioners. As the port continues to
[01:37:49] lead on issues related to our triple
[01:37:51] bottom line, it is important that we
[01:37:53] engage with like minded ports and
[01:37:55] organizations at the international
[01:37:56] level. This is important as we tackle
[01:37:59] global issues like the reduction of
[01:38:00] greenhouse gases and as we look for
[01:38:03] other economic opportunities. This
[01:38:05] briefing will cover our international
[01:38:07] priorities as well as highlight
[01:38:09] opportunities for engagement in the
[01:38:12] coming year. The key recommended updates
[01:38:14] include a provision related to the FIFA
[01:38:16] World cup among many more. We'll seek
[01:38:18] your adoption of this agenda at the
[01:38:20] commission meeting on February 11. The
[01:38:23] presenter this afternoon is Melissa
[01:38:24] Parks, Maritime Sustainability within
[01:38:27] our Government Relations program and
[01:38:30] she's the Program Manager.
[01:38:34] Thank you. I know my title got a little
[01:38:36] unwieldy.
[01:38:39] Commissioners, Madam President,
[01:38:42] Executive Director Metruck. Thank you so
[01:38:44] much. Excuse my interruption. I just
[01:38:45] wanted to note for the record that
[01:38:46] Commissioner Mohamed has exhibited back
[01:38:49] to you. I was going to go through it
[01:38:50] first. Yeah. And make sure that
[01:38:52] everybody online is on. Pierce, you are
[01:38:54] not on mute. Thank you, friend.
[01:38:58] Okay, we're good. All right. So yes, I
[01:39:01] am the Maritime Sustainability
[01:39:04] Government Relations Program Manager and
[01:39:08] I'm briefing you today on our draft 2025
[01:39:11] international policy agenda. Next slide,
[01:39:13] please. So today we're going to look
[01:39:16] back at the ports engagement from this
[01:39:18] last year. I'll give some current
[01:39:20] context for what we can expect in this
[01:39:23] year, then provide an overview of the
[01:39:26] agenda that's continuing from last year,
[01:39:28] followed by some updates that staff
[01:39:30] recommend for this year. And finally
[01:39:32] close out with some next steps and
[01:39:34] opportunities for engagement. Next
[01:39:36] slide. So the port has ambitious goals
[01:39:40] and we really pride ourselves on being
[01:39:42] leaders at the forefront of change in
[01:39:44] industry practices. And to make large
[01:39:47] scale change in these global industries,
[01:39:49] we need large scale global action.
[01:39:52] So engaging internationally with
[01:39:54] standard making organizations and
[01:39:56] building relationships with other ports
[01:39:58] is an important element of the
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[01:40:01] kind of change. And while we have less
[01:40:04] direct influence over the standards and
[01:40:06] policies created internationally than at
[01:40:09] the city and state level, for example,
[01:40:11] we can utilize the change that we're
[01:40:13] making here at home as an example
[01:40:15] abroad. And in fact, that's our
[01:40:17] international currency. It's why we're
[01:40:18] invited to some important global events.
[01:40:21] And last year was the port's first
[01:40:23] international agenda and we found it to
[01:40:25] be a good resource for helping focus our
[01:40:27] engagement and keeping a shared
[01:40:29] awareness across the port of our
[01:40:30] international policy positions Next
[01:40:33] slide so 2024
[01:40:37] was a very successful year building and
[01:40:40] maintaining very strong relationships
[01:40:41] with international ports and partners.
[01:40:44] Our engagement included the
[01:40:46] International Leadership Mission to
[01:40:48] South Korea, Korea Maritime Week in
[01:40:50] Singapore, the Coast Salish Story Pole
[01:40:53] Dedication in our sister port of Kobe,
[01:40:55] Japan, the International association of
[01:40:58] Ports and Harbors World Port Conference
[01:41:00] in Germany, Port Authority's Roundtable
[01:41:02] and a Smart Ports Conference in Spain.
[01:41:05] We also engaged multiple times with our
[01:41:07] sister ports of Busan, South Korea,
[01:41:09] Kobe, Japan, Rotterdam, Netherlands and
[01:41:11] Singapore. And our sister ports are
[01:41:13] making really exciting, citing headwinds
[01:41:15] around alternative fuels especially. So
[01:41:18] it's been very valuable to observe these
[01:41:20] developments in person and just as
[01:41:22] important as engaging abroad. We also
[01:41:24] hosted 35 delegations, around 500
[01:41:27] visitors across all lines of business at
[01:41:29] the port, including aviation, maritime
[01:41:32] cargo, economic development crews and
[01:41:34] fishing. On the policy front, we've seen
[01:41:37] some progress, so international policy
[01:41:39] moves incredibly slow, but we continue
[01:41:42] to see forward momentum at both the
[01:41:44] International Civil Aviation
[01:41:46] Organization with its work implementing
[01:41:48] a global market based measure for
[01:41:50] aviation emissions, as well as the
[01:41:52] International Maritime Organization that
[01:41:54] I'll speak in more detail later on that
[01:41:55] one. Also, the Ports Director of
[01:41:58] Maritime Environment Sustainability,
[01:42:00] Sarah Ojay is now participating at our
[01:42:03] International association of Ports and
[01:42:05] Harbor's Climate and Energy Committee.
[01:42:07] And this is really important because
[01:42:08] that Committee oversees the
[01:42:10] Association's policy positions at the
[01:42:12] International Maritime Organization. So
[01:42:14] it's a great development for us moving
[01:42:16] into the New Year. Next slide so
[01:42:20] where are we today? International

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[01:42:23] diplomacy is in a state of change and
[01:42:25] for the past few years we've experienced
[01:42:27] rising global tensions and escalating
[01:42:30] conflicts regionally in Central Europe,
[01:42:32] Asia and the Middle East. This global
[01:42:35] diplomatic instability could make it
[01:42:38] more difficult for the cooperation we
[01:42:41] need to make progress on global
[01:42:43] international policy goals and
[01:42:44] commitments. In addition, a change in US
[01:42:47] Leadership, including a new president,
[01:42:49] executive branch and control of
[01:42:51] Congress, adds another layer of
[01:42:53] uncertainty to this the federal
[01:42:55] government is our primary representative
[01:42:58] in these international standard making
[01:42:59] bodies that are setting for example the
[01:43:02] global emission policies for aviation
[01:43:03] and maritime. It remains to be seen how
[01:43:07] active, how deeply, how soon the new
[01:43:10] administration is going to engage around
[01:43:12] our specific interests internationally.
[01:43:15] But that said, the port is not a
[01:43:17] stranger to being out in front of the
[01:43:19] federal government when it comes to our
[01:43:20] priorities. So regardless of the
[01:43:24] relationships between heads of state,
[01:43:25] ports have our own relationships and we
[01:43:28] continue to convene to discuss global
[01:43:30] policy goals, share best practices and
[01:43:33] continue to identify solutions for
[01:43:34] overcoming challenges that we all share.
[01:43:38] The port has the opportunity to really
[01:43:40] lean into direct diplomacy with sister
[01:43:42] ports and international organizations to
[01:43:45] continue to demonstrate how our local
[01:43:47] actions and investments are progressing.
[01:43:48] Our international policy goals Next
[01:43:51] slide. So turning to the agenda,
[01:43:55] I want to highlight the overarching
[01:43:57] themes of the port's priorities that
[01:43:59] staff recommend continuing from last
[01:44:01] year. And they reflect the work that
[01:44:03] port staff are already engaging in. So
[01:44:06] in addition to these categories, staff
[01:44:08] also developed a set of broad principles
[01:44:11] around the importance of collaboration
[01:44:12] and transparency, equity, environmental
[01:44:15] justice and sustainable development that
[01:44:17] will underpin our advocacy. So across
[01:44:20] these priorities, what we're looking for
[01:44:22] are opportunities to support and
[01:44:24] influence where it impacts our goals and
[01:44:27] missions across the board. When it comes
[01:44:29] to climate change and air pollution, an
[01:44:31] example that we're looking for is ways
[01:44:33] to support immediate action such as
[01:44:36] agreements to develop zero emission
[01:44:37] shipping partnerships. We continue to
[01:44:41] monitor for action and opportunities to
[01:44:43] engage around noise in both aviation and
[01:44:45] maritime. And we will continue to share
[01:44:48] our work to combat ocean acidification

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[01:44:51] and our innovative projects to sequester
[01:44:53] carbon and improve marine health. And as
[01:44:56] we continue to explore and learn about
[01:44:58] alternative energy and fuels, we'll
[01:45:00] continue to track those developments to
[01:45:02] ensure that the new standards uphold the
[01:45:04] principles that I previously mentioned
[01:45:05] and consider the safety aspects of those
[01:45:08] fuels from an airport, seaport and
[01:45:11] community perspective. Next slide
[01:45:14] please. Okay, so recommended
[01:45:17] updates for this year, staff are
[01:45:20] recommending that we add our support for
[01:45:22] the UN Declaration of the Rights of
[01:45:24] Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration is a
[01:45:27] comprehensive statement slash framework
[01:45:30] addressing the rights specific of
[01:45:33] indigenous peoples. Acknowledging
[01:45:35] support for this declaration is another
[01:45:38] opportunity for the port, in addition to
[01:45:40] the formal partnerships that we're
[01:45:41] making with local tribes to demonstrate
[01:45:44] our support of indigenous peoples and be
[01:45:45] more intentional sharing that support
[01:45:47] with our broader international partners.
[01:45:51] Also very exciting, Seattle's hosting
[01:45:53] two major international soccer events in
[01:45:56] the next two years. Global soccer fans
[01:45:59] will have their ayes on us as hosts.
[01:46:01] And while this isn't technically a
[01:46:03] policy addition, it it's worth
[01:46:04] acknowledging the importance of
[01:46:07] Seattle's reputation globally to make
[01:46:09] sure that we're seen as a welcoming
[01:46:11] international city. And I heard this
[01:46:13] from staff across the board. Different
[01:46:15] lines of business. And so with so many
[01:46:18] international visitors coming this way,
[01:46:19] the port should really look for
[01:46:20] opportunities to partner and expand,
[01:46:22] especially our work to combat and reduce
[01:46:24] human trafficking in preparation for
[01:46:26] these major events. And finally, it's a
[01:46:30] very momentous year for global shipping
[01:46:31] policies. So members at the
[01:46:35] International Maritime Organization are
[01:46:37] supposed to agree on measures to reduce
[01:46:39] ship's greenhouse gas emissions and
[01:46:40] agree to a pricing tool to help drive
[01:46:43] the necessary transition to low and zero
[01:46:45] emission shipping. Port staff recommend
[01:46:48] advocating in support of adoption of the
[01:46:50] agreed measures that we anticipate will
[01:46:52] be later this fall. And as I mentioned
[01:46:55] earlier, it remains to be seen to what
[01:46:57] extent the new US Administration will
[01:46:59] change or alter the United States
[01:47:02] current position on these measures. But
[01:47:04] regardless, we know two things. That the
[01:47:07] IMO and member states as a whole have
[01:47:09] already agreed to zero emission by 2050
[01:47:12] goals and that the global shipping
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[01:47:17] countries are already making very
[01:47:18] significant investments to decarbonize.
[01:47:20] So we're already kind of moving in that
[01:47:22] direction. As part of the pricing tool I
[01:47:26] mentioned, that will be decided
[01:47:27] discussed, Staff recommend advocating
[01:47:29] that ports be included as an eligible
[01:47:31] recipient of any revenue that's raised
[01:47:33] to support the transition to zero
[01:47:35] emission shipping. Studies have
[01:47:37] estimated that more than 1 trillion with
[01:47:40] a T dollars are needed to decarbonize
[01:47:44] maritime and 87% of that cost will be
[01:47:46] for land side infrastructure.
[01:47:50] Lastly, we recommend adding support for
[01:47:52] review of an example existing policy
[01:47:53] tool called the Carbon Intensity Index,
[01:47:55] or cii. It rates ships on their energy
[01:47:58] efficiency and it's been a very hot
[01:48:00] point of contention amongst members at
[01:48:02] the imo. And so we support review of the
[01:48:05] tool with the goal of it more accurately
[01:48:07] accounting for the different operating
[01:48:09] profiles of ship types across business
[01:48:12] lines. Next slide.
[01:48:15] And that concludes my updates. I look
[01:48:19] forward to your feedback on the agenda
[01:48:21] and we'll plan to submit a final version
[01:48:23] next month. But before we totally close
[01:48:26] out, some good opportunities to look
[01:48:28] forward to with approval of the agenda,
[01:48:31] we'll begin outreach to the US
[01:48:33] delegation to the IMO and International
[01:48:35] association of Ports on the policy
[01:48:38] recommendations I just mentioned as
[01:48:39] those discussions are already underway.
[01:48:42] Also, staff are looking to develop some
[01:48:44] strategic engagement opportunities
[01:48:46] around clean technology, clean energy,
[01:48:48] sustainable fuels with international
[01:48:50] partners and leaders in the energy
[01:48:52] transition. For example, in Ulsan,
[01:48:55] Korea, Singapore and Hamburg, Germany.
[01:48:57] They're making very exciting
[01:48:59] developments there. Finally,
[01:49:02] the International association of Ports
[01:49:04] and Harbors is celebrating its 70th
[01:49:07] anniversary in Kobe, Japan, where the
[01:49:09] organization originated. And we're
[01:49:11] planning to have a significant presence
[01:49:13] there given our sister port relationship
[01:49:15] and ongoing relationship with Kobe. So
[01:49:17] something to look forward to. And that's
[01:49:19] it. Thank you very much. Thank you. All
[01:49:21] right, to my colleagues. I'll turn to
[01:49:23] you for questions. Commissioner
[01:49:24] Felloman,
[01:49:27] thanks for the presentation and very
[01:49:29] exciting stuff that we appreciate the
[01:49:32] expansion of the port's work into this
[01:49:34] international arena. I had two
[01:49:37] questions. One pertained to the carbon
[01:49:40] intensity discussion. That's primarily

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[01:49:43] a cruise issue, right? In terms of the
[01:49:46] cruise industry has taken umbrage with
[01:49:49] the methodology. It's more than the
[01:49:51] cruise Industry, it's actually the whole
[01:49:53] International Chamber of Shipping, the
[01:49:56] tanker associations. It's really shared
[01:49:58] across industry associations at the imo.
[01:50:02] But there is general consensus around
[01:50:05] it. But consensus more
[01:50:09] agree than don't. Right. On the tool as
[01:50:12] it currently stands. Yeah,
[01:50:16] I'll say that at the last meeting,
[01:50:19] despite greenhouse gases being on the
[01:50:21] agenda, this new tool under development,
[01:50:23] the Carbon Intensity Index, had the most
[01:50:26] papers Right. From any of the other
[01:50:29] agenda topics. So there's a lot of
[01:50:31] discussion there, a lot of different
[01:50:33] opinions, lots of different opinions.
[01:50:36] And we, you know, the port took its time
[01:50:39] evaluating these different positions,
[01:50:41] positions of our partners, the position
[01:50:43] of the U.S. delegation. And we don't see
[01:50:46] harm in reviewing the tool. I think it's
[01:50:50] been demonstrated that it, it works well
[01:50:54] for certain cargo ships, but it really
[01:50:56] doesn't account for other ship types.
[01:50:59] So we think that a review is worthy.
[01:51:03] Great. And one other thing, if that's
[01:51:04] okay. Of course, take it done.
[01:51:07] So in light of the conversation we've
[01:51:12] been having about international tourism
[01:51:14] marketing, and I think the same thing,
[01:51:17] the term marketing as well as economic
[01:51:19] development, I prefer the word
[01:51:21] management in both contexts. We don't
[01:51:25] just promote, we manage.
[01:51:28] But in light of the fact that we're
[01:51:31] about to experience the onslaught of
[01:51:33] FIFA, we don't have to do anything to
[01:51:36] advertise this. But we do have something
[01:51:38] to manage it. And I'm very concerned and
[01:51:42] that's why I was working on the
[01:51:43] Snoqualmie project, that nearby
[01:51:45] communities are going to be subject to
[01:51:46] an onslaught of visitation.
[01:51:50] That and the sports fan at
[01:51:54] large may not be the most eco aware
[01:51:57] individual. I mean the Europeans in
[01:51:59] general I think are more so than we are.
[01:52:01] But be that as it may, I think having
[01:52:04] information before they get here,
[01:52:07] know before you go, first thing you pack
[01:52:10] is a sense of responsibility. You're not
[01:52:13] coming to Disneyland and there are
[01:52:15] places to go other than just downtown
[01:52:18] Seattle. And that we have to share the
[01:52:20] wealth as well as disperse the impact.
[01:52:24] And so while I am not dismissive of the
[01:52:27] concerns raised by the community, I
[01:52:30] think in this next couple of years we
[01:52:33] have some serious damage control control
[01:52:35] to do. And that reaching out to the

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[01:52:37] international community before they get
[01:52:39] here, you don't come to the trailhead
[01:52:41] and say, you know, this is when you
[01:52:44] first have to think about the
[01:52:45] environment. So I just would like to
[01:52:48] push back a little bit on why this
[01:52:50] coming time is different than
[01:52:54] any other time because of the promotion
[01:52:56] that's occurring due to FIFA with or
[01:52:59] without us. So I just put that out there
[01:53:02] as I think of A time when we
[01:53:03] particularly need our tourism management
[01:53:06] money.
[01:53:10] Commissioner Cho. Yeah. First, Melissa,
[01:53:13] thank you so much for all your
[01:53:14] tremendous work in bringing us this
[01:53:17] international policy agenda. I think
[01:53:18] that ever since we started doing this,
[01:53:21] which I believe was last year, the first
[01:53:22] year that we started doing this, our
[01:53:24] profile as a. An institution and the
[01:53:27] international community has gone up
[01:53:29] tremendously, partially because it
[01:53:31] allows us to bolster
[01:53:35] the tremendous work that our team is
[01:53:37] doing here at the Port of Seattle. You
[01:53:40] have no idea how many people come up to
[01:53:41] me and say, oh, I didn't realize the
[01:53:42] Port of Seattle was doing these things.
[01:53:44] And I do think that we're leading on so
[01:53:46] many different fronts, but also it
[01:53:49] allows us to go out and learn from other
[01:53:51] ports who are so much further ahead than
[01:53:53] us. Every time I travel to Asia and I
[01:53:56] see what they're doing on alternative
[01:53:59] fuels and stuff gets me excited,
[01:54:01] because we don't need to be the first
[01:54:03] mover on some of these things, and we
[01:54:05] can learn from the mistakes of other
[01:54:06] ports and how they've developed things.
[01:54:09] And I sincerely appreciate the fact that
[01:54:11] we've been able to engage with the IMO
[01:54:13] year after year, as well as many other
[01:54:16] organizations, which has resulted in
[01:54:18] many of us getting invited to different
[01:54:20] conferences and stuff like that. And so
[01:54:23] I'm hugely supportive of our
[01:54:25] international policy agenda. I really
[01:54:27] appreciate the engagement you continue
[01:54:29] to have with these organizations so that
[01:54:32] we can be part of the conversation.
[01:54:34] Because at the end of the day, we're one
[01:54:36] of many ports. And to the extent that a
[01:54:39] lot of the things that we do here can be
[01:54:42] a model for what other ports in
[01:54:46] North America are doing, we like to say
[01:54:48] we want to be the greenest port in North
[01:54:49] America, but the goal is not to be the
[01:54:51] only green port in North America. And so
[01:54:54] I think this is extremely effective and
[01:54:57] a crucial part of what we do here. So
[01:54:59] thank you, and I look forward to
[01:55:00] continuing to work with you. Thank you,

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[01:55:02] Commissioner Calkins. Thank you,
[01:55:05] Melissa, for the presentation. I've had
[01:55:07] the privilege of working with you on a
[01:55:09] couple of topic areas, and I really want
[01:55:11] to focus on an area where I think
[01:55:14] the international agenda is truly the
[01:55:16] place where we need to be operating
[01:55:20] because of the dynamics that you already
[01:55:21] addressed, which is around energy.
[01:55:24] And I think what we found over the last
[01:55:27] couple of years is we have dedicated
[01:55:29] more organizational resources, Steve's
[01:55:32] time, Commissioner's time, other key
[01:55:34] subject matter experts at the port, to a
[01:55:37] lot of this international engagement is
[01:55:38] that there is a hunger for US
[01:55:41] Participation in some of these
[01:55:42] international conversations. And because
[01:55:45] of the nature of U.S. ports, that we are
[01:55:47] decentralized, that there is no. It's
[01:55:51] not a federal port system that is funded
[01:55:54] and overseen by a big federal agency.
[01:55:58] It is really local community governments
[01:56:01] like the Port of Seattle really
[01:56:04] attempting to kind of step into the fray
[01:56:06] here. And because on the one hand, the
[01:56:09] Port of Seattle has said we are
[01:56:11] committed to being the greenest port in
[01:56:12] North America and willing to take on
[01:56:14] demonstration projects to make
[01:56:17] aggressive commitments to
[01:56:19] decarbonization, it's given us an
[01:56:22] opportunity to represent effectively the
[01:56:25] US in a lot of spaces. You mentioned a
[01:56:27] few here. I've had a couple of
[01:56:29] opportunities this year at Climate Week
[01:56:31] and then again last month in D.C. to
[01:56:34] speak on behalf of ports collectively in
[01:56:38] international arenas. And so that is
[01:56:42] why not only do I not want us to push
[01:56:45] back from the table, I want us to even
[01:56:47] invest further in this. Because
[01:56:51] genuinely, this is where your
[01:56:54] slide on page three of
[01:56:58] the slide deck, I've stolen that from
[01:57:00] you and used it in various
[01:57:01] presentations. Because this is
[01:57:03] absolutely where I think if there's
[01:57:06] anything in our obituaries, it's going
[01:57:07] to have to do with the strides we take
[01:57:10] as a port in decarbonization. This is
[01:57:12] our inflection point right now because
[01:57:17] we do have a big footprint
[01:57:21] in international cargo, in crews and in
[01:57:24] airlines. It gives us an opportunity to
[01:57:27] make real effective changes. And you
[01:57:31] know, while we may have low global
[01:57:34] impact, if we can demonstrate that it's
[01:57:36] possible at a port authority that
[01:57:40] is on a global scale, sort of medium
[01:57:42] sized, as one report
[01:57:46] put it, we are, we have to come up with
[01:57:49] bespoke solutions. And I think that's

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[01:57:53] really important for folks to remember.
[01:57:54] And I guess part of what we're asking
[01:57:57] our constituents is give us the
[01:58:00] leeway both in terms of resources and
[01:58:02] time to experiment with some of this
[01:58:06] stuff. Because there will be a
[01:58:07] experiments that fail in
[01:58:09] decarbonization. But we need the
[01:58:11] capacity to try. Whether that's the
[01:58:14] Pacific Northwest to Alaska green
[01:58:17] corridor or the relationship with Busan,
[01:58:21] we don't yet know what the answer is.
[01:58:23] And so we need to be able to experiment.
[01:58:24] And that's not really a comfortable
[01:58:25] space usually for public agencies,
[01:58:29] but this is not a usual time. We need to
[01:58:31] be able to see what it will take to
[01:58:34] produce the kind of quantities of
[01:58:35] methanol that we know we need for green
[01:58:38] methanol, that we need for not only the
[01:58:42] cargo traffic but also the cruise lines.
[01:58:46] And we know if we don't do it that some
[01:58:50] other port will take this business and
[01:58:51] it will be status quo. Ante and that's
[01:58:54] the worst possible outcome. So I
[01:58:57] think we're all willing to be courageous
[01:58:59] and step out a little bit and devote
[01:59:02] some resources to it. But we got to stay
[01:59:04] at the table to be able to do that. So I
[01:59:07] really appreciate all the work. And I
[01:59:09] think, you know, I come to you often and
[01:59:11] ask for. I want to make it sound like
[01:59:14] I'm smart, so I talk to you first before
[01:59:16] I go and do these things. But I really
[01:59:18] appreciate all the efforts you put into
[01:59:20] this. Thank you. Yeah, absolutely. So
[01:59:24] for me, I just, as you go
[01:59:29] out to the broader global community to
[01:59:31] talk about the work that we're doing,
[01:59:34] inform, partnerships and everything
[01:59:38] that you just talked about, how what is
[01:59:41] your contingency plan or what is your
[01:59:43] anticipated impact of a new
[01:59:45] administration, presidential
[01:59:47] administration, taking office, that
[01:59:49] consistency undermines all of the
[01:59:52] priorities that we've listed here in
[01:59:55] sustainability, economic opportunity and
[01:59:59] addressing issues of climate change. I
[02:00:02] think that's where the emphasis on our
[02:00:04] direct diplomacy with sister ports
[02:00:07] especially, or some of these strategic
[02:00:08] ports really is going to come into play.
[02:00:11] I think that in a lot of ways, like
[02:00:13] Commissioner Calkin said, the work that
[02:00:15] we do do at home, in a lot of ways, is
[02:00:18] sort of independent to our locality.
[02:00:20] Right. It would be great to have federal
[02:00:23] support, but we don't always get it.
[02:00:24] But we're going to keep working and
[02:00:26] moving ahead regardless. And so I
[02:00:30] think that our strength will be sharing
[02:00:33] those continued innovations, how we

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[02:00:36] continue to address these goals in the
[02:00:38] face of maybe a federal government that
[02:00:41] doesn't share those priorities and
[02:00:42] continuing to show globally that we're
[02:00:45] still moving forward, that we still want
[02:00:47] to be competitive in this energy
[02:00:48] transition. And, yeah, that to me,
[02:00:51] that's what it means when we tell
[02:00:55] the public that local government is your
[02:00:57] first line of defense. It doesn't stop
[02:00:59] the work. And we still have lots of
[02:01:01] opportunities to advance the work also
[02:01:04] in a political climate that we know will
[02:01:07] fan the flames of division rather than
[02:01:09] cohesion, I think it's so important that
[02:01:13] we are intentional about building those
[02:01:15] relationships. And I
[02:01:19] think about. You talked about our sister
[02:01:22] port relationship with Kobe, Japan, and
[02:01:24] when we go there, the embassy briefed us
[02:01:27] and talked about how Kobe and Japan
[02:01:31] is a friendly neighbor
[02:01:34] in an increasingly rough neighborhood.
[02:01:37] It's a place of strategic importance and
[02:01:39] advantage that actually lends itself
[02:01:42] towards security.
[02:01:45] So all to say, this is tremendously
[02:01:48] important work, and it's really
[02:01:53] quite a privilege as a Commissioner Cho
[02:01:54] be able to go along with you in some of
[02:01:57] these trips where we're building those
[02:01:59] relationships. So thank you so much for
[02:02:02] the presentation today. If there are no
[02:02:05] further questions or comments from my
[02:02:06] colleagues, Executive Director Metruck.
[02:02:11] Thank you, President Hasegawa. If I can
[02:02:12] just add to that what Melissa's answer
[02:02:15] was about our engagement. You know, if
[02:02:17] things change at the national level for
[02:02:18] us, which we probably expect they do,
[02:02:20] is that, you know, for us, it's also
[02:02:22] economic opportunity as well as when we
[02:02:25] were traveling to South Korea and we saw
[02:02:28] that they were using E methanol. And you
[02:02:31] come to find out that the E methanol was
[02:02:33] produced in Houston and then traveled
[02:02:35] around the world to there. There's
[02:02:36] economic opportunities in here as well
[02:02:38] as this, and that's something that we're
[02:02:40] looking at as well. And then also
[02:02:42] developments are happening whether or
[02:02:44] not the US Is a leader in it. We know we
[02:02:46] want to ensure and see what's happening
[02:02:48] in the European Union because they're
[02:02:50] moving ahead with something, things that
[02:02:51] are very parallel to what we're trying
[02:02:53] to do. So there's lots of lessons
[02:02:54] learned here that we both can look at as
[02:02:56] both as opportunities and influencers in
[02:02:59] that continued work. And I think this is
[02:03:01] important work and I really appreciate
[02:03:02] the Commission's support for this work.
[02:03:04] Sure. It's sad that all these

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[02:03:06] presentations come in a silo because it
[02:03:08] really does lend itself towards the
[02:03:10] presentations that we had in our federal
[02:03:12] legislative agenda and our state
[02:03:14] legislative agenda and all of our local
[02:03:16] priorities. And that's sort of the
[02:03:19] representation of the work that we're
[02:03:20] doing right here, leading the
[02:03:23] transformation on a global scale. So
[02:03:26] just marrying that big picture together,
[02:03:28] I think is just really cool to see. So
[02:03:30] thank you so much. All right.
[02:03:34] And that brings us to
[02:03:38] our last presentation. The Clerk will
[02:03:41] read it into the record and Executive
[02:03:43] Director Metruck will introduce it.
[02:03:45] Thank you. Yes. Item 11C, Public Art
[02:03:48] Program 2024 Annual Report Commissioners
[02:03:53] in 2019, under your leadership, we
[02:03:54] created the Portwide Arts and Cultural
[02:03:57] Program Policy Directive. This annual
[02:03:59] report will provide you an update on the
[02:04:00] delivery of major art installations,
[02:04:02] collection restoration, asset
[02:04:05] management, status of funds, and how the
[02:04:07] team incorporates equity, direct,
[02:04:08] diversity, inclusion principles into its
[02:04:10] work. And the presenters are Tommy
[02:04:12] Gregory, Public Art Program Coordinator,
[02:04:15] and then Annabelle Goick, the Public Art
[02:04:18] Program Coordinator. Within that. Thank
[02:04:21] you so much. Double check. Your mic is
[02:04:24] on right? Okay.
[02:04:26] Yeah. Appreciate yalls time today.
[02:04:30] Executive Director Metruck and Commission
[02:04:33] were as you stated, we're presenting the
[02:04:36] annual report per policy and guidelines
[02:04:39] being in compliance with that after our
[02:04:42] resolution 3766. Very proud
[02:04:45] of the year we just completed. So the
[02:04:49] Public Art program had another kind of
[02:04:51] record breaking Year as it pertains to
[02:04:54] capital projects, commissions,
[02:04:56] acquisitions, temporary art and
[02:04:59] conservation. So we'll go over all of
[02:05:01] those right now. First slide.
[02:05:04] After this capital project slide, we'll
[02:05:06] show you just the artists that are under
[02:05:09] contract today, which is again, like I
[02:05:12] said, record breaking year. Some of
[02:05:14] these were ongoing from last year, Some
[02:05:16] will be done at the end of this year,
[02:05:17] some won't be done until 2026, but all
[02:05:20] in preparation for the FIFA events
[02:05:23] coming to Seattle. Very proud of these.
[02:05:26] And again, this is just commissions.
[02:05:27] This doesn't include the acquisition,
[02:05:29] the artists that we acquired work from
[02:05:31] in 2024. So really robust group and
[02:05:34] diverse group of professionals. Next
[02:05:36] slide please. Okay, jumping into
[02:05:40] the some of the milestones in 2024
[02:05:43] successful projects that we worked on

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[02:05:45] were with capital improvement projects,
[02:05:48] phase four and phase five, restrooms.
[02:05:49] We completed phase four, dove into phase
[02:05:52] five with artists. On the left of this
[02:05:54] slide is Annabelle and I with Shuley
[02:05:57] Shaw Day, based out of New Jersey. In
[02:05:59] the middle is a new installation in
[02:06:02] restroom B3 from local artist Minhee
[02:06:04] England. She's Seattle based, only about
[02:06:06] 8 minute drive from the airport. And
[02:06:08] then on the far right was the last of
[02:06:10] those installed, which was artist Bill
[02:06:12] Fitzgibbons based in San Antonio,
[02:06:14] Texas. We all worked very
[02:06:16] collaboratively with those and included
[02:06:18] partners from CPO Architecture, FI
[02:06:21] Maintenance. So a whole group of folks
[02:06:24] that came together to bring in these
[02:06:26] three restroom projects safely to
[02:06:28] fruition. Next slide please.
[02:06:32] Okay, so staying in the vein of our
[02:06:34] capital projects, we have seven new
[02:06:37] pieces coming into the north main
[02:06:39] terminal. This slide represents six of
[02:06:41] those seven artists. The last one,
[02:06:43] Morgan Madison. Madison is still in
[02:06:44] design phase, but very proud of this
[02:06:48] kind of breadth of arts that we're
[02:06:50] working with from locals like Barry
[02:06:53] Johnson, Sarah Moore, who's going to be
[02:06:55] installing very soon, both on the
[02:06:57] ticketing level. Arrivals of I'm sorry,
[02:07:01] Departures of SEA, and then artists like
[02:07:05] Susoni park and Jennifer Steinkamp doing
[02:07:08] monumental installations. First ever
[02:07:10] jumbo video work going into the
[02:07:13] ticketing area right next to Alaska's
[02:07:17] ticketing zone. Really excited about all
[02:07:19] of these artists. Julie Alpert, Matt
[02:07:20] Saws, both local. And all of
[02:07:24] these, like I said, will be in before
[02:07:27] the big FIFA games. So next slide
[02:07:31] please. So this was one that we
[02:07:34] completed just before the end of the
[02:07:36] year. And there was a pilot project that
[02:07:38] came in in collaboration with the
[02:07:41] building department and F and I where
[02:07:44] we utilized these kind of blank canvases
[02:07:47] which were the stainless steel bollard
[02:07:49] covers. These, these pieces
[02:07:54] were, you know, this is a pilot project.
[02:07:56] So I saw this in 2019 as an opportunity
[02:07:58] presented. It took a little time to come
[02:08:00] to fruition, but we did successfully
[02:08:04] complete the acquisition. Not the
[02:08:05] acquisition, I'm sorry, the
[02:08:06] commissioning of these two artists that
[02:08:08] were selected, as well as the
[02:08:10] installation of those two, all in 2024.
[02:08:12] So we showed that these are very
[02:08:14] manageable projects and it also allows
[02:08:16] us the ability to work with a diverse
[02:08:18] group of artists. Because these aren't

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[02:08:20] monumental hold rooms, gates, exterior
[02:08:23] projects. These are very manageable
[02:08:25] sizes. These apparatuses are already
[02:08:27] engineered. So it does allow us a lot of
[02:08:31] boxes already checked. And then so we
[02:08:33] basically selected some great artists.
[02:08:35] On the left is KT Hancock. She's also
[02:08:38] a Seattle based artist. This is her
[02:08:40] first major airport commission. And then
[02:08:42] on the right, it was a collaboration
[02:08:44] between Peruvian artist Sandra Williams
[02:08:46] and then Kyle Olson. And if you happen
[02:08:50] to travel to Skybridge 1 or 6, you'll
[02:08:53] see both of those greeting you into the
[02:08:55] airport. Next slide, please.
[02:08:58] Oh, I'll hand it over to Annabel to
[02:09:00] address these. Awesome. Thank you,
[02:09:02] Tommy. Good afternoon, commissioners.
[02:09:04] Good afternoon, Executive Director
[02:09:07] Mitrak. I'm Annabel Guevick, she her
[02:09:09] pronouns Public health program
[02:09:11] coordinator. I am going to talk about
[02:09:13] the conferences that we attended this
[02:09:16] year. So Tommy and I went to the Tripod
[02:09:18] arts in the airport in Philadelphia. We
[02:09:20] were joined by numerous other airport
[02:09:23] such as San Diego, Denver, Kansas City
[02:09:26] and San Francisco. I was
[02:09:29] invited to talk with Kathy Greenwood
[02:09:32] from the Albany airport about
[02:09:35] institutional partnership. It was a
[02:09:37] great conference. Looking forward to the
[02:09:39] next one. And Pete Fleming, public art
[02:09:42] technician, went to the Page Pack in
[02:09:44] conference. The pack in stands for
[02:09:46] preparation, Art handling, Collection
[02:09:48] Care Information Network, Area Group's
[02:09:51] art collection experts from across the
[02:09:53] US and abroad. It's a conference that
[02:09:57] happens every two years. So next one
[02:09:59] will be in 2026. Next slide please.
[02:10:03] And checkpoint one. So for this project
[02:10:06] we received over 250 submissions for
[02:10:11] the cases and the wall opportunity.
[02:10:14] We have over half of this acquisition
[02:10:16] that are from local female artists.
[02:10:20] The paintings that you will see on the
[02:10:22] wall are as of right now being
[02:10:25] framed by a local WMBE business in
[02:10:27] Seattle. And the artworks that will be
[02:10:30] in the cases, some pedestal are being
[02:10:33] created specifically for the those
[02:10:35] artworks. Checkpoint one is supposed to
[02:10:38] open early April and we'll be answering
[02:10:41] those works mid March.
[02:10:45] Next slide please. Thank you.
[02:10:49] And now I'm going to be diving into some
[02:10:51] of the conservation and maintenance
[02:10:54] projects that we've done. So this
[02:10:56] highlights the works from our Public
[02:10:58] Technician, Public Pete Fleming and
[02:11:01] Sarah Kraus. Next slide please.
[02:11:06] Thank you. On the left you have

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[02:11:09] P Cleaning, one of the oldest artworks
[02:11:12] that we have in our collection. That was
[02:11:14] one of the first acquisitions. It's a
[02:11:16] Frankstera painting. The artist passed
[02:11:18] away last year. It was a fairly
[02:11:22] long process since it took eight hours.
[02:11:25] And the artworks on the right is a piece
[02:11:28] by local artist Trempen. It's been
[02:11:31] running 247 for 20 years. And since it's
[02:11:33] a kinetic piece, it needs some regular
[02:11:36] maintenance. Next slide, please.
[02:11:43] On this slide we have some projects
[02:11:48] such as the Cable Griffith piece on the
[02:11:51] left. One of the. The panel was failed,
[02:11:54] so it needed to be replaced.
[02:11:59] So we just want to give a shout out to
[02:12:02] Ian Arlo from AV Maintenance who helped
[02:12:05] us coordinate the reinstallation of this
[02:12:08] panel. Thanks to the contractor
[02:12:11] Herzoglass. And the project on the right
[02:12:15] from Richard Elliot. That was
[02:12:19] an artwork that needed urgent protection
[02:12:21] from the North Main Terminal project
[02:12:24] construction work.
[02:12:28] Next slide, please. All right,
[02:12:31] we have more restoration and
[02:12:33] conservation projects. It's been a busy
[02:12:35] year. The first picture on
[02:12:39] the left includes an artwork by the
[02:12:41] local glass hero. One of
[02:12:45] aye. panel was damaged so it needed to be
[02:12:49] fixed. And the
[02:12:52] two pictures in the middle, that's a
[02:12:54] long term project that's been happening.
[02:12:57] The first damage we noticed in 2019,
[02:13:01] and we are happy to announce that now
[02:13:04] the wheels, the 56 wheels that were
[02:13:07] damaged are now back in place at the
[02:13:10] rental car facilities.
[02:13:13] And last but not least, the picture on
[02:13:16] the right is an artwork by Robert
[02:13:19] Rosenberg that used to be in the C
[02:13:20] concourse and is now in the A concourse
[02:13:24] after it was restored by a local expert
[02:13:26] and reinstalled by Pete and Sarah.
[02:13:29] Thank you. Next slide, please.
[02:13:33] Yeah, thanks, Annabelle. And kind of
[02:13:36] very modest in the way those
[02:13:38] conservation projects we showed you were
[02:13:40] a few of. There were definitely a few
[02:13:42] more to add. But again, a record year
[02:13:44] for us being good stewards of our
[02:13:47] historic collection. Busiest program
[02:13:50] when it comes to conservation in 2024.
[02:13:52] And we succeeded in so many. And that
[02:13:54] also comes at great thanks to the Public
[02:13:57] Art Board who support all of these
[02:13:58] endeavors. Next slide, please. So our
[02:14:01] new installations that were from. Some
[02:14:04] of these were from assets that were kind
[02:14:06] of luckily get to float around between
[02:14:09] different venues in the port. Like on
[02:14:11] the far right is the Francis Challantano

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[02:14:13] piece that had graced the walls here at
[02:14:15] Pier 69 for some time, but was due
[02:14:19] to some conservation efforts. We went
[02:14:21] ahead and did a light cleaning and then
[02:14:24] restored, not restored, I'm sorry,
[02:14:25] relocated it to the mezzanine at the
[02:14:29] aviation office building at SEA. It's
[02:14:32] technically an Aviation asset. And it's
[02:14:34] now housed next to its larger, I guess
[02:14:37] we could call it Big Brother in a way.
[02:14:39] Also a Francis Celentano piece called
[02:14:41] Delta Spectrum 2. So now visitors
[02:14:45] can see both of those pieces in all its
[02:14:47] glory. And then on the left you'll see a
[02:14:49] number of slides. There's Pete working
[02:14:51] with our first former college intern,
[02:14:53] Daphne Madin, who just completed her
[02:14:56] internship with us last year. She was
[02:14:57] extremely helpful on day to day things
[02:15:00] as well as art handling, like you've
[02:15:02] seen in the slide. But we're really
[02:15:03] happy to relocate a lot of works and
[02:15:05] it's our goal to keep all of these
[02:15:07] visual assets on public view. So
[02:15:09] whenever anything is either displaced
[02:15:11] due to a conservation need or due to a
[02:15:14] construction project, we try to do our
[02:15:15] due diligence in keeping them on view in
[02:15:17] certain spots. Like the Ben Wright was a
[02:15:19] fairly new acquisition and it's now
[02:15:22] installed adjacent to the security.
[02:15:25] What is that called, Annabelle? Oh,
[02:15:27] security Break room. So at SEA. But
[02:15:30] really happy to have another neon piece
[02:15:31] in the collection. Next slide please.
[02:15:35] Oh, temporary art. Extremely busy year
[02:15:37] for temporary art as well.
[02:15:41] Next slide shows you some of those
[02:15:43] successes. In early 2024, we did
[02:15:46] our Black History Month exhibit
[02:15:50] featuring two extremely prominent and
[02:15:52] well known Seattle based
[02:15:55] artists and Barbara Earl Thomas and
[02:15:57] Marita Dingis. Both of these works were
[02:15:59] a part of a temporary exhibit. They are
[02:16:01] both now. They were acquired in our
[02:16:04] permanent collection. Will be on view
[02:16:06] with the other Checkpoint one artworks
[02:16:07] that Annabel discussed. So hopefully by
[02:16:09] April the traveling public will see
[02:16:12] works from Barbara Earl Thomas and Maria
[02:16:14] Deingis on permanent display. Next
[02:16:16] slide. Thank you.
[02:16:19] We love to collaborate with other local
[02:16:22] institutions and campaigns. On the left
[02:16:24] shows work by Jimmy Ondereg that was
[02:16:27] installed during the city's celebration
[02:16:30] of glass art called Refract. We showed a
[02:16:33] number of glassworks. These were a few
[02:16:35] of those located right at the exit of
[02:16:38] Concourse A and right below the
[02:16:40] mezzanine, the aob. And on the right,
[02:16:43] we collaborated with the Highline

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[02:16:46] Heritage Museum. Thank you to Marco
[02:16:48] Milanese for helping coordinate a lot of
[02:16:50] those efforts. But that was in
[02:16:51] celebration of our 75th anniversary at
[02:16:53] SEA. We showed some historic photos and
[02:16:58] yeah, those are still on display.
[02:16:59] Should be coming down soon and make way
[02:17:01] for more temporary art opportunities.
[02:17:04] Next slide please. Oh, and then some
[02:17:08] really sad but beautiful events that
[02:17:11] occurred. So Chuan Nguyen was a local
[02:17:15] art administrator as well as an artist
[02:17:17] in aye. own right and he tragically
[02:17:19] passed away in 24. And we worked closely
[02:17:22] with aye. widow who's also in the
[02:17:23] collection. Lian Nguyen, she's a visual
[02:17:26] artist as well. And we borrowed some
[02:17:27] works from Tuan to display in aye.
[02:17:30] memoriam. Really great pieces and we're
[02:17:32] really happy to be able to kind of pay
[02:17:34] homage to an artist who gave a lot to
[02:17:36] the community as a public art
[02:17:38] administrator. And it was good to show
[02:17:40] aye. work in the airport after aye.
[02:17:42] passing. And then shortly after
[02:17:46] those works came down from display, we
[02:17:49] collaborated with Cornish Film School
[02:17:50] and specifically Charles Moose, a kind
[02:17:53] of hometown hero who teaches at Cornish
[02:17:55] in the film department. And we are
[02:17:59] showing 10 original films from the
[02:18:02] Cornish students. So really proud of
[02:18:04] that. It's the first time ever to have
[02:18:05] temporary exhibits in that zone of local
[02:18:08] filmmakers. So that'll be on display for
[02:18:10] the next six months. So if you are in
[02:18:12] Concorde or exiting Concourse A or going
[02:18:14] to the aob, take a look at those from
[02:18:16] local student talent. Next slide please.
[02:18:20] Hope I'm good on time. I'll try to zip
[02:18:22] through these last couple. Like I said,
[02:18:25] we did a ton in 2024. So these were some
[02:18:27] non aviation projects, maritime and at
[02:18:29] the port headquarters. Next slide will
[02:18:32] show you. Oh, I'm sorry, this is not
[02:18:35] temporary art. Forgive me. This is a
[02:18:37] fisherman's terminal and artist Mary
[02:18:39] Koss, who is making her way through the
[02:18:42] design phase working at Fisherman's
[02:18:46] Terminal, but through the site
[02:18:47] improvement project. So this is an
[02:18:49] artist we didn't get to discuss, I think
[02:18:51] on our last annual report, but has now
[02:18:53] aye. the ground running and working
[02:18:55] closely with alongside Todd Juvenile and
[02:18:58] Shoga Ohta on those maritime innovation
[02:19:01] projects. So good to see that some of
[02:19:03] these fisherman terminal projects are
[02:19:05] starting to come to fruition, at least
[02:19:06] through the design phase. Next slide.
[02:19:09] Slide please. So here's the temporary
[02:19:11] exhibit. Sorry, so diving into
[02:19:16] or the saying, going back to the

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[02:19:18] temporary exhibit topic, we were very
[02:19:21] happy to do our first ever temp one
[02:19:24] night only neon installation here at
[02:19:25] Pier 69. Not only kind of celebrating
[02:19:28] the building, this was also in
[02:19:29] collaboration with Refract during that
[02:19:31] citywide glass celebration. But we were
[02:19:34] able to do a one night only neon
[02:19:37] installation with local artist Kelsey
[02:19:39] Fernkopf where he highlights kind of the
[02:19:42] architecture and the nature that
[02:19:44] surrounds Pier 69 with these extremely
[02:19:48] well made elegant neon frameworks.
[02:19:51] So that was Commissioner Felleman spoke
[02:19:53] at that event along with Leah St.
[02:19:56] Lawrence from Arcade magazine who helped
[02:19:57] sponsor it and for, forgive me,
[02:20:00] Michelle Bufano with Refract and the
[02:20:02] Chihuly Gardening Glass. It was a great
[02:20:04] evening and just appreciate everybody's
[02:20:06] support on making that one happen. And
[02:20:08] currently right now there's still a
[02:20:09] temporary exhibit on view at Pier 69
[02:20:12] right out these doors with local artist
[02:20:14] Megan Prince. She's based in West
[02:20:16] Seattle and does these really monumental
[02:20:20] soft sculptures from reclaimed and
[02:20:23] upcycled materials referencing nautical
[02:20:26] themes and also kind of a little homage
[02:20:28] to our fishing industry with these net
[02:20:31] like structures. And I believe that
[02:20:36] has. I'm sorry, one more, One more. Two
[02:20:39] more slides. I'm sorry, commissioners.
[02:20:41] The next slide will show you, I think,
[02:20:43] a little bit of a nod to not just our
[02:20:46] the art program presenting to you, but I
[02:20:48] think it's showing that our efforts are
[02:20:50] being heard, acknowledged, and hopefully
[02:20:53] revered citywide. So we had two really
[02:20:57] thorough articles that came out. One
[02:20:59] through the Seattle Times and one
[02:21:00] through a public display Art, which is
[02:21:02] an art specific magazine based here in
[02:21:04] Seattle. And both of them the Seattle
[02:21:07] Times article. These kind of things
[02:21:09] don't happen in a vacuum. They obviously
[02:21:11] were paying attention to the work that
[02:21:13] we've been steadily trying to succeed
[02:21:16] in. And you know,
[02:21:18] Annabelle helped coordinate efforts,
[02:21:20] getting the right photography, external
[02:21:22] relations was really helpful in helping
[02:21:23] conduct a tour and it led to these
[02:21:25] positive outcomes. And I'm hoping that,
[02:21:28] you know, we see a little bit of the
[02:21:29] present in what the Seattle Times
[02:21:31] article was. And then Amanda Manitok,
[02:21:33] with a writer for Public Display Art
[02:21:35] gave a nice thorough background in the
[02:21:37] port's collection history as well as a
[02:21:40] nod to what's coming in the future. So
[02:21:42] anyway, these things, things we just
[02:21:44] want you to know that they're kind of

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[02:21:45] resonating with the public and we're
[02:21:46] very proud to let you all know that was
[02:21:48] a good milestone in 2024 to get some
[02:21:51] good press on all of the artists we've
[02:21:54] been working with. And it's very well
[02:21:56] deserved. Next slide. Oh, yeah. Ending
[02:21:59] with our public art org chart just to
[02:22:03] show where we currently sit from a
[02:22:05] staffing standpoint and what we're kind
[02:22:07] of developing with strategic plans,
[02:22:09] working with Lemire Group right now
[02:22:11] through Maritime to define a five year
[02:22:14] plan with them, as well as just
[02:22:19] looking at what project management
[02:22:20] opportunities will be since we are
[02:22:22] ramping up and this collection isn't
[02:22:23] slowing down in any way. Wanted to show
[02:22:26] you all this slide and I think that is
[02:22:27] the last one. Right. Annabel, thank you
[02:22:30] very much. Thank you. Thank you
[02:22:34] very much for that presentation. I'll
[02:22:35] turn to my colleagues for their
[02:22:36] questions and their comments.
[02:22:39] Commissioner Cho, you know, when I go to
[02:22:42] the airport, I tend to park at the far
[02:22:43] end of the lot and go up to the fourth
[02:22:46] floor. And I noticed when those lipstick
[02:22:49] like bollards I think it's awesome,
[02:22:53] and I would love to figure out how to
[02:22:55] make it. Not a pilot, but really do it
[02:22:58] across the airport. Not just in the
[02:23:00] parking lot, but we installed bollards
[02:23:02] in the arrivals and departures area.
[02:23:05] The one back furthest south is actually
[02:23:10] pretty pronounced because it's, like,
[02:23:12] different colors, and it really stands
[02:23:14] out. I actually didn't get to see the
[02:23:15] other ones that you installed, which
[02:23:17] looks like. Is it mountain range? Is it
[02:23:19] like one of the mountain ranges? Yeah,
[02:23:21] Mount Rainier. Okay. Yeah. So I think
[02:23:23] it's a really creative way of using
[02:23:25] something that generally is an obstacle
[02:23:27] in an eyesore and turn it into a
[02:23:30] piece of art. And so we'd love to see if
[02:23:32] we can do that across the airport, and I
[02:23:35] think it would be a nice little
[02:23:37] scavenger hunt for folks to see what
[02:23:39] we're doing across the airport on the
[02:23:41] exterior side. We don't often talk about
[02:23:44] art outside of the terminal or outside
[02:23:46] of the actual facility, so I'm glad
[02:23:50] we're getting. We're starting to get a
[02:23:51] little creative in the parking lot in
[02:23:53] other areas. So kudos to you guys, and
[02:23:55] thank you to the artists who did that.
[02:23:57] Commissioner Choi, you can't see it.
[02:23:59] There's a little tear of joy in my eye
[02:24:01] because that was a long time coming
[02:24:03] trying to get that project to get some
[02:24:06] legs. And I did see. I'm glad that to
[02:24:10] have that kind of testimonial is going
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[02:24:13] be able to deliver on your request
[02:24:14] there. We did see it as something that
[02:24:16] is an opportunity for way more artists
[02:24:19] to get involved in this collection. And
[02:24:20] it's a way to trim the hedges, because
[02:24:21] you don't need a ticket to pick somebody
[02:24:23] up. You don't need a ticket to the light
[02:24:25] rail there. And those works are
[02:24:26] prominently on display, and they're
[02:24:28] quite safe and very, very well made, so
[02:24:31] they'll be there for years to come.
[02:24:33] Commissioner Calkins. Yeah. I love the
[02:24:37] whimsy of those, and I also love the
[02:24:40] gravity of some of the memorials and.
[02:24:44] And quite honestly, the monumentality
[02:24:49] of. I forget the name of the work that
[02:24:50] in the North Satellite as you come up
[02:24:52] the escalators. Boundary. Boundary.
[02:24:54] Thank you. The root ball. I just love
[02:24:58] what you've done. I'm really curious to
[02:25:00] know more about these future positions,
[02:25:02] and I think you deemed them ethereal
[02:25:07] arts, the ones that are. Oh, yes. From a
[02:25:09] temporary standpoint. Yeah. Yeah. What
[02:25:12] are we. How are we thinking about
[02:25:14] expanding the arts that. Whether it's
[02:25:18] Music or performance or other things
[02:25:21] that could potentially benefit from an
[02:25:23] expanded role. I ask this question
[02:25:25] because I think it aligns really well
[02:25:29] with our aviation team's attempt to
[02:25:34] make the passenger experience as
[02:25:36] wonderful as possible. And a part of
[02:25:38] that is encouraging people to get there
[02:25:39] in times that they're not stressed out,
[02:25:41] that they do get to take advantage of
[02:25:43] what is an extraordinary public space,
[02:25:45] whether they're inside or outside of
[02:25:47] security. Yeah. Annabelle, if you have
[02:25:49] any comments on that, please feel free
[02:25:51] to chime in. I just wanted to have one
[02:25:54] response to Commissioner Calkins. There
[02:25:56] is that the ask, I think,
[02:26:00] has been heard. I think Executive
[02:26:02] Director Metruck mentioned this once,
[02:26:03] that we do need to have more temporary
[02:26:06] works for a number of reasons, but also
[02:26:08] just keeping the experience fresh for
[02:26:11] regular travelers, for people who work
[02:26:13] at the airport as well, I think it's
[02:26:15] important to keep that environment you
[02:26:18] mentioned whimsy. Yeah, just exciting,
[02:26:20] new, fresh. And the great thing about
[02:26:23] temporary art is that it's not really a
[02:26:25] maintenance issue because it goes away.
[02:26:27] So I do feel. Feel there's a lot of
[02:26:28] benefits in that, and it does help us
[02:26:30] expand our repertoire of what we can
[02:26:33] show. And I do want to collaborate more
[02:26:34] with the music program because that is
[02:26:37] run through a different department. But
[02:26:40] it's always been, I think, a topic to
[02:26:42] have us be integrated together a little

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[02:26:43] bit more. And we will work that in 2025.
[02:26:47] But, yeah, I think that we have some
[02:26:48] great ideas for this coming year as it
[02:26:51] pertains to artists and organizations to
[02:26:54] collaborate with. And hopefully upon our
[02:26:57] next presentation, you'll see some great
[02:27:00] new things. And if you have any, you
[02:27:02] were actually extremely integral in the
[02:27:06] Bezos foundation temporary mural that we
[02:27:08] have up. So if you hear of anything or
[02:27:11] any partners that we should be
[02:27:12] collaborating with, know that I'll
[02:27:13] always follow up on those. So I got my
[02:27:15] ears ready. Any other thoughts on
[02:27:17] temporary art? Annabelle's always
[02:27:18] helpful on the and was being shy, but
[02:27:22] we'll keep our momentum going there.
[02:27:25] Not that I have any connection to the
[02:27:26] bas. I just. No, no, no, no, no. I
[02:27:29] didn't mean to imply that. I just
[02:27:30] called. I just said, hey, Jeff, you've
[02:27:33] got this program, you've got temporary
[02:27:35] art, right? Great. Commissioner
[02:27:37] Felleman. Well, thanks. It's always fun
[02:27:39] to see the review that you do. It's
[02:27:42] extraordinary. Even though I serve on
[02:27:44] the committee, to get the whole overview
[02:27:46] in one shot reminds me how much I
[02:27:49] appreciate being able to support you to
[02:27:51] the degree I can. And I just had a
[02:27:54] few thoughts here. One, I like the org
[02:27:58] chart it's getting old. I'm from New
[02:28:00] York. I can hear myself when I get
[02:28:03] tired. The org chart
[02:28:08] shows a bit of a vision that doesn't
[02:28:10] exist right now. And so that integration
[02:28:14] with the art with the music program and
[02:28:17] the ultimate integration with Maritime,
[02:28:20] this has been a work in progress for a
[02:28:22] while. So what is the time frame for
[02:28:24] this? It's a consultant's report. I keep
[02:28:27] on asking this question. I feel like I'm
[02:28:29] squeezing a balloon. No, that's great.
[02:28:31] The timeframe is coincidentally
[02:28:35] imminent. It's coming the they've
[02:28:37] completed their strategic report draft
[02:28:39] and that should be presented in the next
[02:28:41] public art program board meeting. But
[02:28:44] also a meeting tomorrow with Stephanie
[02:28:46] Jones, Stebbins and Lance and some other
[02:28:48] elts in discussing the inevitable
[02:28:53] coming to fruition of a governance
[02:28:54] strategy to make sure that either we do
[02:28:56] truly go port wide or we hire somebody
[02:28:59] to handle. Maritime has a some great
[02:29:03] assets on public view and they need to
[02:29:05] be cared for. So to me that's my main
[02:29:07] goal and what can happen tomorrow. But I
[02:29:08] hope when we have our first board
[02:29:10] meeting, you're still a part of our
[02:29:11] board. I really hope in 25. Okay,
[02:29:13] great. So you'll. I think you'll be able
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[02:29:17] and see what the next steps and the
[02:29:20] reality of other involvements need to be
[02:29:22] to see it to fruition and the potential
[02:29:25] staffing needs for that. All right. A
[02:29:27] couple things to run through as just
[02:29:28] wondering, do artists get any. Take any
[02:29:30] umbrage of being creating bathroom art?
[02:29:33] Just kidding. I just saw. I said, wow,
[02:29:36] look at these beautiful things. And
[02:29:37] somebody said, well, it's bathroom art.
[02:29:39] I think one of the great things about
[02:29:40] the lipstick. Sorry about that. The
[02:29:43] lipstick is one of the things that's
[02:29:45] great about it is that it's right there
[02:29:47] at eye level. You interact with it. And
[02:29:49] so and I agree with Commissioner
[02:29:53] Cho's point is like what else can we do
[02:29:54] to the other bollards? But I'm just
[02:29:55] thinking about what else can we do with
[02:29:57] other things that you just like
[02:29:58] encounter. And I remember like in the
[02:30:00] baggage claim area, you know, we have
[02:30:03] that architectural structural poles that
[02:30:06] exist there. And I think originally they
[02:30:08] were brown. I think you painted them
[02:30:10] white or somebody painted them white.
[02:30:11] Yeah. F and I architecture. Somebody
[02:30:14] must have mentioned it or just had a
[02:30:16] vision that needed a little sprucing up.
[02:30:18] So they've all been painted. And I think
[02:30:20] if I'm not mistaken, it was due to one
[02:30:22] of the comments you made late 2023. But
[02:30:24] we did get a budget to wrap those
[02:30:27] columns that are kind of just, you know,
[02:30:30] kind of not only visual, visually boring
[02:30:33] to see, but kind of like physical
[02:30:35] obstructions. So we've kind of solved
[02:30:37] the visual problem and the physical
[02:30:40] problem and we've put art cases around
[02:30:42] those. So now instead of just seeing
[02:30:44] these structural burdens, those
[02:30:47] structural burdens are now going to be
[02:30:48] housing temporary art and possibly
[02:30:50] permanent art. So you will see those
[02:30:53] hopefully being populated with art by
[02:30:56] the end of this year. That's great. And
[02:30:58] like the poles are dark brown and just
[02:31:00] lightening up the basement with no clear
[02:31:02] sky ceiling. I just see that as still,
[02:31:05] you know, leaning timbers or whatever.
[02:31:08] There's work to be done. I think there's
[02:31:11] the one thing I just did want to note
[02:31:12] that in the maritime sled, I had a
[02:31:16] macaque carver come and visit me just
[02:31:19] last week and we took aye. to say aye.to
[02:31:22] Steve and we walked by a couple of the
[02:31:23] masks that were hanging on that wall and
[02:31:27] he was dumbstruck. He said, like, you
[02:31:29] know, he's seen these in books and
[02:31:33] the artists that are there was like, if
[02:31:36] this guy says they're real, I know
[02:31:37] they're real. He was former chairman of
[02:31:39] the Makah tribe. But so anyway. But

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[02:31:42] there are these hidden gems that we have
[02:31:44] dispersed around in maritime that,
[02:31:48] I don't know, we could maybe give them
[02:31:51] even more play or maybe the plaques can
[02:31:53] be. Whatever the case may be, it's like
[02:31:55] I was just delighted to see that
[02:31:57] somebody of aye. prestige acknowledged
[02:31:59] what a great collection we have. And
[02:32:02] that piece right as we walked down here,
[02:32:04] the large panel he was
[02:32:07] blown away with. In fact, he showed me
[02:32:08] some stuff when I looked at it that I
[02:32:10] didn't see at the first. Anyway, to
[02:32:13] conclude with your temporary art
[02:32:15] discussion, I really appreciated the
[02:32:17] work you did with the Schmidt Ocean
[02:32:18] Trust and I think with Steve's
[02:32:21] leadership on the Friends of the
[02:32:23] Waterfront, that there's these
[02:32:24] opportunities or these programming
[02:32:26] that's going to go on in the course of
[02:32:28] the next year or so, five years, that
[02:32:31] there may be real opportunities for the
[02:32:33] arts program and the Friends of the
[02:32:35] Waterfront work to go hand in hand
[02:32:38] still. We were talking about World
[02:32:40] Oceans Day possibly and maybe another
[02:32:42] effort with the Schmidt Ocean Trust and
[02:32:44] folks like that. I just see that we have
[02:32:47] these performance type things going to
[02:32:49] go on and to the degree your creativity
[02:32:52] could be integrated in it, I think would
[02:32:53] be make it all the more interesting,
[02:32:56] Totally open to it and excited to see
[02:32:57] what possibilities are there. So I just
[02:32:59] have two questions. What is that for
[02:33:03] members of the public? What is the. So I
[02:33:06] will. I want to say that this is a
[02:33:08] wonderful representation of our culture,
[02:33:10] our heritage and our vibrancy as a
[02:33:14] region. For local artists who are
[02:33:17] interested in submitting their pieces,
[02:33:21] or for local artists who are interested
[02:33:24] in being commissioned, what is the
[02:33:27] process and how can they apply? How do
[02:33:29] they gain access? Good question. And I
[02:33:32] think that with our website being
[02:33:35] redeveloped and refined,
[02:33:38] I'm hoping that it's articulated very
[02:33:40] clearly. If not. Annabelle, I know is
[02:33:42] actively working on making
[02:33:46] these kind of demystifying the public
[02:33:50] art process. But Amber, if you want to
[02:33:52] weigh in on that, by all means. I also
[02:33:54] just wanted to say that there's
[02:33:58] two open right now. So if anybody is
[02:34:00] seeing this and interested, there's two
[02:34:02] major opportunities that are being
[02:34:05] posted on our website at the moment.
[02:34:08] One is for the South Concourse evolution
[02:34:10] plan. Two major commissions that are
[02:34:12] going to be very. People have complained
[02:34:14] in the past that we get to the table a

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[02:34:16] little too late. These projects don't
[02:34:18] come to fruition until 2033. So anybody
[02:34:20] selected has a lot of time to make
[02:34:23] their masterpiece come to fruition. And
[02:34:25] then aside from that, there's another
[02:34:27] one, Annabelle, that's open, right? Or
[02:34:29] that we're getting ready to open.
[02:34:30] Sorry, continue. You weigh in on that
[02:34:31] because you're the master drafts person
[02:34:33] on those. Yes. So most of our
[02:34:37] queues requests for qualifications are
[02:34:39] being posted on our website and I also
[02:34:41] work with other cultural partners such
[02:34:44] as Folk Culture Artist Trust, and then I
[02:34:47] also work with national websites such as
[02:34:50] codaworks and publicartist.org just to
[02:34:53] really spread the word and make sure
[02:34:54] that as many people as possible are
[02:34:57] aware that we have, you know, projects
[02:35:00] going on. So like Ty mentioned, we have
[02:35:02] two right now for the SCE project, we
[02:35:04] will have another opportunity for the
[02:35:06] CCE Sensory Room,
[02:35:09] probably being posted in the next month
[02:35:12] or so. So, yeah, I mean, we can only
[02:35:14] encourage artists to keep an eye on our
[02:35:16] website social media pages as well. We
[02:35:19] work closely with external relations to
[02:35:20] share the words about what's going on at
[02:35:23] the airport and we also work closely
[02:35:26] with CPO to create a docket explaining
[02:35:29] artists. What does the process look like
[02:35:31] if you want to apply for an RFQ request
[02:35:34] for qualification or for an RFA request
[02:35:37] for acquisition. So this will get posted
[02:35:40] soon and hopefully will answer some
[02:35:42] questions. Commissioner, one more note
[02:35:44] on that is that we have had a lot of
[02:35:47] public feedback and I'd say for the most
[02:35:50] part, I'm happy to report that we've
[02:35:52] been told this is the easiest process
[02:35:55] for public art applications. In the
[02:35:58] country. Like it's not just for somebody
[02:36:01] with 30 years experience. We're looking
[02:36:03] to really diversify the collection. And
[02:36:05] like I've mentioned trimming the hedges
[02:36:07] a number of times. It's not just from
[02:36:08] accessibility for people seeing the
[02:36:10] work, but also for people applying.
[02:36:11] Okay, so I'm hearing you say the
[02:36:13] opportunities are posted publicly on the
[02:36:15] website, but you have to, you have to
[02:36:18] check it to see the RF cues come up.
[02:36:21] And you will also post on social media
[02:36:25] to signal when that is coming live on
[02:36:27] the website. Can you share what your
[02:36:29] social media platforms are and what your
[02:36:31] handles are? Are you on Facebook? Is it,
[02:36:34] is it X? So we, we don't manage this
[02:36:37] social media pages. It's external
[02:36:39] relations. But if you go on the Poll of
[02:36:41] Seattle website and then same for the.
[02:36:44] I know they are on Instagram and

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[02:36:46] Facebook or meta, I don't know which one
[02:36:48] is meta. Yeah, I mean the feedback that
[02:36:51] I've gotten from members of the public
[02:36:52] is that the ports application process is
[02:36:55] like, it's very difficult to be able to
[02:36:58] know when there's opportunities. And
[02:37:00] then when they do get on the website,
[02:37:02] it's not necessarily intuitive. That's
[02:37:04] just the feedback that I'm getting. And
[02:37:06] so maybe what I'm going to suggest is
[02:37:09] that there's like an intentional process
[02:37:11] with external relations where there's
[02:37:13] some sort of a communication when
[02:37:14] there's opportunities so we can be
[02:37:16] proactive about that. And then the cyber
[02:37:19] attack, I think is just a wake up call
[02:37:20] for all of us to review our webpages and
[02:37:25] functionality and the user experience.
[02:37:27] So just want to flag that for some time.
[02:37:29] I appreciate that feedback and I think
[02:37:30] that I'll take that immediately up
[02:37:32] towards external relations and find out
[02:37:34] how we could be more prominently
[02:37:35] displayed because we're proud of these
[02:37:37] and it takes a lot of work to get these
[02:37:39] RFQs drafted, generated and shared. So
[02:37:42] we don't want to be, you know,
[02:37:43] screaming into the ether. We want people
[02:37:44] to know that these opportunities are
[02:37:46] there to apply to. So I'll take that and
[02:37:49] run with it. Commissioner Hoskinson,
[02:37:50] thank you very much. Okay, and one last
[02:37:53] comment from Commissioner Felleman, just
[02:37:54] to follow up on your question. You know,
[02:37:57] artists don't necessarily look to the
[02:38:00] Port of Seattle for their opportunities.
[02:38:03] In fact, one of those articles said,
[02:38:05] since when do airports become museums?
[02:38:08] Right. So. But you said you're
[02:38:10] publishing in art magazines, right? So,
[02:38:14] so that, that to me is like, that's
[02:38:16] where you're doing some. Not just doing
[02:38:18] articles, but actually putting out RFPs
[02:38:20] and stuff like that. So maybe that's
[02:38:21] something that President Hasegawa would
[02:38:24] want to know, to share with her
[02:38:26] constituents about. Really? In those
[02:38:28] venues where artists would be
[02:38:31] encountering it, more likely. Sure. No.
[02:38:34] And thank you. Well, I think that making
[02:38:38] sure the public knows about these is
[02:38:40] extremely important to us because,
[02:38:41] again, we want to give the opportunity
[02:38:43] for everybody to have their work
[02:38:46] presented to the selection panelists.
[02:38:47] And I mean, short of if you could ask
[02:38:49] anybody that hops from Art Walk to Art
[02:38:53] Walk monthly or weekly, because there's
[02:38:54] some in Belltown, there's some in
[02:38:55] Capitol Hill, there's some in Pioneer
[02:38:56] Square. You will see my gray head
[02:38:58] running around all those openings. And
[02:39:00] I'm always trying to spread the positive

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[02:39:02] word that we are job creator for the
[02:39:04] creative economy in this. In this
[02:39:05] region. That's exactly I got from the
[02:39:07] Pioneer Square Art Walk is where I was
[02:39:09] at an exhibition and somebody was like,
[02:39:11] this is. Yeah, I said this. I want this
[02:39:13] in the airport. And they go, I tried. I
[02:39:16] got confused. And it hasn't come up. So
[02:39:18] it's like, okay, last talk. Yeah, no,
[02:39:20] that's great. And rest assured, we'll
[02:39:23] make sure that we're screaming from the
[02:39:25] bigger platform because we're very proud
[02:39:26] of these opportunities and we want
[02:39:28] everybody to feel like they get a fair
[02:39:29] shake in applying. It's a tremendous
[02:39:31] platform. Thank you very much for your
[02:39:33] presentation today. Thank you,
[02:39:34] President. And that does conclude
[02:39:36] today's business agenda. I will turn to
[02:39:39] my colleagues to see if you have any
[02:39:41] closing comments or referrals to
[02:39:43] committee.
[02:39:51] I think it was a beautiful event today.
[02:39:53] It was really. And as I've said to you
[02:39:56] before, I think you're a great
[02:39:57] ambassador for the organization. And it
[02:40:00] was salubratory and concise,
[02:40:03] and I think there was room filled to
[02:40:05] love, and I think we're all the better
[02:40:07] for it. So thank you. Thank you, sir.
[02:40:09] And Executive Director Metruck. Ditto,
[02:40:13] Commissioner, on that. It was a great
[02:40:14] one. Thank you. You don't have your lay,
[02:40:16] though. I do have it. I didn't. Didn't
[02:40:19] want to ruin it. And with that, that.
[02:40:22] The time is 2:53 commissioners, and we
[02:40:25] are adjourning.

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