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2024-01-23Port Of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting – Agenda Item 11b, January 23, 2024
A commissioner speaks during the Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting on January 23, 2024, at the 1:46:27 timestamp. The agenda item visible is 11b: '2024 Local, Regional and Community Engagement Policy Priorities Briefing.' -
2023 12 12 RM 8D Memo Surface Area Management Project Additional Authorization
The Port of Seattle Commission reviewed a request in December 2023 to authorize an additional $2,494,000 in funding for the Surface Area Management (SAM) project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, bringing the total project cost to $15,865,000. The SAM system improves airfield situational awareness by installing sensors and cameras to monitor aircraft movement, gate activity, and operational efficiency. Cost increases were driven by design delays, a change in construction contracting method, and the need to amend a vendor contract with SAAB, Inc. for additional equipment. -
Port of Seattle Commissioner candidates on climate, fiscal discipline
By Renata Geraldo Seattle Times business reporter Voters will soon decide on a key position at the Port of Seattle Commission, which manages the Port and leads policies that shape the future of one of Puget Sound’s main economic engines. For Commissioner Position No. 5, King County voters will choose between incumbent Fred Felleman, seeking -
2023-10-10Aviation Division 2024 preliminary operating & capital budget commission study session
On October 10, 2023, the Port of Seattle Commission held a special study session to review the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Aviation Division's preliminary 2024 operating and capital improvement budgets. The briefing, presented by Aviation Managing Director Lance Lyttle and Finance Director Hiedi Popochock, sought commissioner feedback ahead of formal budget approvals planned for November 2023. This session was part of a broader series of budget briefings that began in July 2023. -
Port of Seattle Commissioner Felleman violated ethics code, board finds
By Renata Geraldo Seattle Times business reporter Port of Seattle Commissioner Fred Felleman violated the Port’s code of ethics by using his position to gain special privileges or exemptions with a nonprofit, the Port Board of Ethics found. According to board findings, Felleman tried using his commissioner status to get involved in the leadership of -
2023-10-02Fred Felleman speaking at podium
Fred Felleman speaking at a podium, October 2023, identified from the original filename; background signage partially reads Electric Commission/Coalition (not fully legible). -
2023-09-26Order No. 2023-11: Adopting Board of Ethics Findings and Conclusions Re: Complaint No. 2022-01
In September 2023, the Port of Seattle Commission formally adopted findings from its Board of Ethics concluding that Commissioner Fred Felleman misused his official position to gain special access to Quiet Sound Leadership Committee meetings, violating the Commissioner Code of Ethics. As a corrective measure, the Commission publicly admonished Felleman and directed him to complete remedial training on conflicts of interest and appropriate conduct between elected officials and staff. The order also encouraged Felleman to issue written apologies to the complainants and called for broader ethics training for all Commissioners. -
2023-09-26Statement of Commissioner Fred Felleman re: Agenda Item No. 10b
Port of Seattle Commissioner Fred Felleman issued a formal apology on September 26, 2023, accepting an ethics ruling stemming from his repeated requests to attend meetings of the Quiet Sound Leadership Committee, a group focused on reducing ship noise affecting endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales. The Ethics Board found no financial wrongdoing, but determined his conduct toward Port staff was inappropriate. Felleman pledged to improve his workplace communications while reaffirming his commitment to the Quiet Sound Program and the Port's Code of Ethics. -
2023-07-25Port Of Seattle Commission Business Meeting – FY24 Appropriations & Grants Briefing, 7/25
A Port of Seattle Commission Business Meeting (dated 7/25, timestamped 1:25:27 of 3:08:59) displays a slide titled 'FY24 Appropriations & Grants,' noting Senator Murray's proposed FAA funding language for a failed insulation study and a June award of $5 million for Places of Worship noise insulation projects. The agenda item visible at the bottom references Agenda Item 10b: Sound Insulation Program Briefing and Authorization for the Executive Director to Advertise, Award, and Execute a Major Public Works Contract for Phase 2 of the Airport project. -
For Port of Seattle Commission, vote Todd Curtis
As we’ve written many times, Port of Seattle Commissioner is the most consequential vote on any ballot for airport community voters. But it is also the most difficult choice because position information on the issues we care about most is so difficult to find. Candidates focus on issues of concern to every constituency except airport communities.