COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          3b1 
BRIEFING ITEM                            Date of Meeting       April 25, 2017 
DATE:     March 3, 2017 
TO:        Dave Soike, Interim Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Elizabeth Leavitt, Senior Director, Environment & Sustainability 
SUBJECT:  Environment and Sustainability Quarterly Update 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
Environmental Center of Expertise (CoE) staff will provide a quarterly update to Commission on
environmental initiatives that began in 2016 as well as new initiatives starting or on-going in
2017. This update will not cover all environmental sustainability initiatives currently conducted
by the Port, and will address those that have deliverables or key outcomes in the first or second
quarter. Environmental initiatives to be presented at this update include: 
Education/outreach projects that highlight our environmental efforts with the general
public, passengers, and our business partners, 
Water initiatives that go beyond requirements and regulations such as our Salmon Safe
certifications, our storm water updates, and our carbon pilot project in the Duwamish, 
Renewable energy and greenhouse gas reduction projects  including demonstration
projects for both maritime and aviation, and our energy efficiency projects, 
Waste Reduction and Recycling efforts such as new airport concession requirements
aimed at diverting more waste away from our landfills, and a new plan for waste
reduction at Pier 69, and 
Transportation initiatives aimed at promoting electric vehicle charging at Port-owned
properties, evaluating ground transportation options at the airport, improving our
commute trip reduction program, and a new program to offset emissions from air
travel. 
We look forward to hearing feedback from the Commission on our approaches to the initiatives
presented. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING 
(1)   Presentation slides 
(2)   Environmental Scorecard 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None 

Template revised September 22, 2016.