1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,242 ♪♪ 2 00:00:09,242 --> 00:00:12,312 -Hello King County Voters, I am Garth Jacobson a candidate 3 00:00:12,412 --> 00:00:14,647 for Port of Seattle Position number 5. 4 00:00:14,748 --> 00:00:18,084 First let me explain why I am well-qualified to hold this position, 5 00:00:18,184 --> 00:00:21,021 second, I'll discuss my ways to make the airport better, 6 00:00:21,121 --> 00:00:24,090 and third I'll make recommendations for the Seaport. 7 00:00:24,190 --> 00:00:27,594 First, briefly, I obtained my BA in Economics and Philosophy, 8 00:00:27,694 --> 00:00:30,563 a Law Degree and a Master's in Public Administration 9 00:00:30,663 --> 00:00:32,432 from the University of Montana. 10 00:00:32,532 --> 00:00:36,536 I also hold a Master of Tax Law degree from the University of Washington. 11 00:00:36,636 --> 00:00:40,306 I practiced law in both the public and private sectors. 12 00:00:40,407 --> 00:00:44,444 I hold leadership positions in the American Bar Association in their 13 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:47,614 Science and Technology Section and Business Law Sections. 14 00:00:47,714 --> 00:00:49,582 I am active in the community. 15 00:00:49,682 --> 00:00:52,318 As a frequent flyer, I see the airport suffers greatly 16 00:00:52,419 --> 00:00:54,888 from expansion. We need to do better. 17 00:00:54,988 --> 00:00:58,625 That airport traffic is brutal, parking can be a pain, 18 00:00:58,725 --> 00:01:01,294 the TSA lines are often too long with too much 19 00:01:01,394 --> 00:01:02,695 plastic bottle waste. 20 00:01:02,796 --> 00:01:05,331 Busing passengers to planes is harsh. 21 00:01:05,432 --> 00:01:08,435 I recommend we make changes in the traffic flows. 22 00:01:08,535 --> 00:01:11,704 Identity parking spots, like they do in the Portland airport, 23 00:01:11,805 --> 00:01:16,142 add more TSA lines and have water bottle refill stations 24 00:01:16,242 --> 00:01:19,679 throughout the airport so people can reduce plastic bottle waste. 25 00:01:19,779 --> 00:01:22,282 For the Sea Port, the Port Commission needs to hit 26 00:01:22,382 --> 00:01:25,385 the pause button on new cruise line terminals. 27 00:01:25,485 --> 00:01:28,988 I don't want to deny someone their bucket list cruise to Alaska 28 00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:33,726 but cruise ships pollute three to four times more per passenger mile 29 00:01:33,827 --> 00:01:35,161 than jet planes. 30 00:01:35,261 --> 00:01:37,764 We need to think about the affect on the environment. 31 00:01:37,864 --> 00:01:41,568 Likewise, we don't need a new cruise terminal in the Sodo area. 32 00:01:41,668 --> 00:01:44,938 Potentially it just makes traffic worse for those going to games 33 00:01:45,038 --> 00:01:46,673 and those getting on the ferry. 34 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:50,376 Let's hit the pause button with new terminals until we know the impacts. 35 00:01:50,477 --> 00:01:53,213 We need growth, we need progress, but we also 36 00:01:53,313 --> 00:01:55,715 need to think about how to do it right without asking 37 00:01:55,815 --> 00:01:57,317 for more taxpayer money. 38 00:01:57,417 --> 00:02:00,053 For these reasons we should change direction. 39 00:02:00,153 --> 00:02:03,423 I ask you vote for Garth, a vote to make the ports better. 40 00:02:03,523 --> 00:02:05,892 Vote Garth Jacobson.