Item no. 4a. Motion 
Meeting Date: Dec. 19, 2017 
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2                       REVISED ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY MOTION 
3                                       OF THE 
4                              PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 
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6                                      PROPOSED 
7                                  DECEMBER 19, 2017 
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9                                      PREAMBLE 
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11   This motion furthers the recommendation of the Port's Energy and Sustainability
12   Committee, unanimously chartered by motion on January 26, 2016. 
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14   First, staff is instructed to develop an evaluation framework, the Sustainability 
15   Evaluation Framework, (Framework) which will inform Commission decision-
16   making to advance the Port's energy and sustainability initiatives by transparently
17   documenting  environmental  and  societal  considerations  associated  with
18   Commission actions. 
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20   Second, staff will select up to four pilot projects for approval by the Commission,
21   to be used to validate the key environmental and societal components that will
22   constitute the Framework. 
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24   Third, staff is instructed to explore a method of valuing and internalizing the
25   external costs of carbon. 
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27   Fourth, Scope 2 carbon reduction goals are added to the Century Agenda,
28   supplementing the previous addition of Scope 1 and Scope 3 goals, passed
29   unanimously on April 11, 2017. 
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31   Fifth, to implement the above mentioned actions and more broadly advance the
32   Port's energy and sustainability goals, the Interim Executive Director will include
33   adequate resources in the 2018 budget to to expand the Maritime program's
34   focus  from  primarily  regulatory  compliance  to  include  environmental
35   sustainability and to and to support Aviation Facilities and Infrastructure to meet
36   the new Century Agenda goals. 
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38   Sixth, Port  staff will coordinate with the Northwest Seaport Alliance,  as

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39   appropriate. 
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41                             TEXT OF THE MOTION 
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43       Moved, that the Port of Seattle shall take the following actions: 
44      1. Develop a Port Sustainability Evaluation Framework to assist the
45        Port in meeting its greenhouse gas reduction and sustainability
46        goals.
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48      2. Select up to four pilot projects, divided between the airport and maritime,
49        beginning with  a solar project on Pier 69, to test and validate the
50        Framework and determine how to incorporate the following environmental
51        and societal components into the Framework to be used to more fully
52        inform the Commission of project proposals including: 
53           a. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
54           b. Increase energy resilience 
55           c. Protect public health and the environment 
56           d. Support local economic development 
57           e. Advance racial and social equity 
58           f.  Leverage partnerships 
59           g. Advance innovation 
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61      3. Evaluate and recommend methods for valuing and internalizing the
62        external costs of carbon port-wide.
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64      4. Adequately resource  sustainability efforts  to meet  the recently
65        amended Century Agenda greenhouse gas emission goals and to
66        implement   the   Energy   and   Sustainability   Committee
67        recommendations. 
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69      5. Amend the Century Agenda to add Scope 2 goals. With the amendment,
70        the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals will be as follows (new section 
71        in red):

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73           a. Scope  1  emissions,  which  are  direct  greenhouse  gas
74              emissions from Port owned or controlled sources, shall be: 
75                i.  15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. This advances
76                   the initial Century Agenda goal by 17 years. 
77                ii.  50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. This advances
78                   the initial Century Agenda goal by 7 years. 
79               iii.  Carbon Neutral by 2050 OR Carbon Negative by 2050. This
80                   creates a new long-term stretch goal. 
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82           b. Scope 2 emissions, which are indirect greenhouse gas emissions from
83              consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam. The new Port-
84              wide goals for Scope 2 shall be: 
85                i.  15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. 
86                ii.  50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. 
87               iii.  Carbon Neutral by 2050 OR Carbon Negative by 2050. 
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89           c. Scope 3 emissions, which are greenhouse emissions the Port has
90              influence over, not direct control. The new Port-wide goals for Scope
91              3 shall be: 
92                i.  50 percent below 2007 levels by 2030 
93                ii.  80 percent below 2007 levels by 2050 
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95      6. Work with the Northwest Seaport Alliance through the Port of Seattle's
96        Environment and Sustainability Center of Expertise  (COE) to advance
97        mutually shared goals, whenever practicable. 
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99      7. The COE is directed to present the four proposed pilot projects to the
100        Commission within 90 days of passage of the 2018 Budget, to include a
101        proposed timeline for completion of the pilot projects. 
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103      8. The COE will meet with key stakeholders across the Port including Project
104        Management Group (PMG), Engineering, Facilities and Infrastructure, lease

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105        teams and other teams as necessary to implement and review the pilot
106        projects. The pilot project results will be presented to Commission, with a
107        recommended Policy Directive. 
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109      9. The COE  will report progress twice yearly on the Century Agenda
110        greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and will maintain a public facing
111        environmental scorecard reflecting that progress.
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113                      STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION 
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115   The Port of Seattle Commission unanimously chartered the Energy and
116   Sustainability Committee by motion on January 26, 2016. The charter tasked the
117   Committee to develop and propose Policy Directives to help guide the
118   development of policies to support the Port of Seattle's greenhouse gas emissions
119   reductions effort, with a focus on energy efficiency and alternative energy
120   generation. Commissioners Felleman and Gregoire were named as Co-Chairs of
121   the Committee. This motion is a culmination of those efforts. 
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123   The Committee established four subcommittees comprised of a broad range
124   stakeholders to assist in developing the recommendations included in this
125   Motion, and embedded in the descriptions of the new FTE's in attachment B. The
126   first recommendation of the Committee was unanimously passed by the
127   Commission in a motion on April 11, 2017, amending the Century Agenda to
128   reflect the Commissions increased commitment to reducing greenhouse gas
129   emissions. The 2017 budget also created a one-million dollar fund to support the
130   recommendations  of  the  Committee,  including  further  greenhouse  gas
131   reductions, leveraging matching funds and collaborating with neighboring
132   jurisdictions.
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134   Sustainability Evaluation Framework 
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136   The Committee has reviewed and recommends  a pilot program  based on
137   Attachment A - the Port Sustainability Evaluation Framework, to assist the Port of
138   Seattle in achieving two primary goals. The goal of the Framework is to advance 
139   energy and sustainability initiatives that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
140   increase the resilience of its energy systems.  The Framework will include any

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141   current evaluation criteria, for example, return on investment or total cost of
142   ownership. 
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144   A clear Sustainability Evaluation Framework will increase transparency of the
145   Commission decision-making process. The Committee also recognizes that the
146   Port's existing decision-making processes include consideration of environmental
147   and social criteria, but the framework is intended to increase transparency both
148   within Port decision-making processes and with the community. In the past, the
149   factors considered and the final decision to pursue or reject a potential project
150   may not always be elevated to the Port Commission. With this motion, these
151   factors will be evaluated and presented to Commission. 
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153   Valuing and internalizing the external costs of carbon 
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155   This item instructs staff to explore a method of creating internal financial
156   incentives for carbon reduction, such as determining or calculating an internal
157   cost of carbon, for Port programs and departments. This could be a tool to
158   reduce Port scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions. 
159   Port-wide Sustainability Effort 
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161   Currently, the Port has a skilled environmental team focused on compliance with
162   some dedicated sustainability expertise at the airport. The Interim Executive
163   Director has included resources in the 2018 budget to support the sustainability
164   activities developed by the Committee and staff per the April 11, 2017 "Motion
165   Amending the Port of Seattle Century Agenda Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals," 
166   that was unanimously supported by the Commission. That Motion instructed the
167   Environment and Sustainability Center of Expertise (COE) to "to prepare an
168   assessment of the actions, resources, and timelines necessary to develop and
169   implement Policy Directives for review by the Commission, informed by the
170   Committee work groups."  In response, the COE delivered the "Energy and
171   Sustainability Policy Directive Resource Assessment" to the Commission on July
172   11, 2017, see Attachment B. 
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174   In coordination with the Committee, the Executive Director reviewed the
175   Resource Assessment and will embed the recommended sustainability activities 
176   as   described   in  Attachment  C      Sustainability  Resource  Allocation
177   Reccomendation.

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179   Scope 2 Goals 
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181   The addition of Scope 2 emissions was recommended by advisors to the Energy
182   and Sustainability Committee and is a category of emissions that the Port has
183   been working hard to reduce, including through green power purchases from 
184   Puget Sound Energy's Green Direct. Consistent with the Scope 1 and 3 goals
185   added on April 11th, the Scope 2 goal is defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocols
186   as developed by the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council on
187   Sustainable Development: 
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189   Scope 1 are also referred to as Direct greenhouse gas emissions, and are defined
190   as 'emissions from sources that are owned or controlled by the organization', 
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192   Scope 2 are also referred to as Energy Indirect greenhouse gas emissions, and are
193   defined as 'emissions from the consumption of purchased electricity, steam, or
194   other sources of energy (e.g. chilled water) generated upstream from the
195   organization'. 
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197   Scope 3 are also referred to as Other Indirect greenhouse gas emissions, and are
198   defined as 'emissions that are a consequence of the operations of  an
199   organization, but are not directly owned or controlled by the organization'.