Exhibit A
Port Commission Regular Meeting
of May 14, 2019




STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
1011 Plum St SE + PO Box 42525  Olympia, Washington 98504-2525 * (360) 725-4000
www.commerce.wa.gov

May 13, 2019

Port of Seattle
2711 Alaskan Way
PO Box 1209
Seattle, WA 98111

Dear Port of Seattle Commission:

This note is to express my thanks for your advocacy efforts in Olympia, and your partnership on
the Maritime Innovation Center project.

The Department of Commerce is glad to house the Governor’s Sector Lead Program, and
through that program to provide policy leadership on maritime issues from the Governor’s office
and our Department. Since 2017, we have been partnering with the Port of Seattle and other
maritime interests to implement the Governor’s Washington Maritime Blue 2050 initiative. The
development and construction of a Maritime Innovation Center is critical to this effort, and we
were thrilled to receive $5 million in the Governor’s Clean Energy Fund within the Capital
Budget this legislative session.

Through our partnership with your team at the Port of Seattle, we were able to make the
argument to legislators in Olympia that this Maritime Innovation Center will help our maritime
industry stay competitive and continue to grow while tackling the challenges of reducing carbon
emissions and pursuing environmental sustainability.

Thank you for your leadership in this work, and for helping to fight for this important funding.

Sincerely,
je. Odeon
Lisa Brown
Director