PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      6b 
ACTION ITEM 
Date of Meeting     August 9, 2016 
DATE:    August 1, 2016 
TO:      Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   Dave Caplan, Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives 
SUBJECT:  Adoption of 2017-2021 Long Range Plan 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to implement the 2017  
2021 Long Range Plan 
SYNOPSIS 
This authorization request is for adoption and implementation of the 2017-2021 Long Range
Plan (LRP). The LRP is an official document that contains the five-year plans to achieve the
Century Agenda and High Performance Organization (HPO) Strategic Objectives. 
The Century Agenda LRP lists sixteen objectives distributed among four strategies. The HPO 
portion of the LRP lists twelve objectives distributed among five strategies. Each objective lists 3
4 key priority actions that the Port of Seattle is focused on from 2017  2021. 

BACKGROUND 
The LRP development represents the efforts of cross-functional teams at the Port to align our
actions and tasks with the Century Agenda's strategies and objectives. Its implementation will
allow the Port to more effectively and transparently improve the Port's ability to support the
local economy by creating 100,000 new jobs for the Puget Sound region, while addressing key
environmental concerns of all its stakeholders. 
The LRP provides tools, baseline data, and metrics for implementing, monitoring and reporting
on progress on the Century Agenda over a rolling five-year planning period. In addition, the LRP
links the Century Agenda to each of the Port's individual Business Plans. 
In order to ensure a "One-Port" participation and ownership of the Century Agenda, various
cross-functional internal LRP development teams were created between June and September
2015. These teams include Aviation, Maritime, Small Business Development, Workforce
Development, Environmental, and High Performance Organization (combining operational
excellence and organizational alignment). 

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August 1, 2016 
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The scope and goals for the Long Range Plan Process are as follows: 
Scope: 
o  Develop a LRP for the period of 2017  2021, which provides the tools needed to
implement the Century Agenda strategies and achieve the Century Agenda
objectives. 
Goals: 
o  Integrate and optimize Port efforts and outcomes across business lines and Port
functions. 
o  Develop and/or enhance partnerships in support of the Century Agenda and
implementation of the Century Agenda strategies and objectives. 
o  Provide baselines which allow for clear tracking of progress toward Century
Agenda strategies and objectives. 
o  Develop metrics to effectively track and report on progress. 
o  Ensure that the LRP supports best practices, and enhances the High Performance
Organization emphasizing organizational alignment and operational excellence. 
The LRP development is a significant effort to align the application of Port financial and human
resources with the Century Agenda's aspirations. Its implementation will allow the Port to more
effectively and transparently improve the Port's ability to create a stronger local economy while
addressing key environmental, social and fiscal concerns of its stakeholders, partners, and
citizens. 
With Commission authorization, the LRP will serve as a guide for the 2017 Budget planning
cycle. 
Public Communications 
The web based LRP to be completed by August 31, 2016 begins with a "Letter to the
Community" from the Commission and CEO followed by introductory information about the
Port and an overview of the Century Agenda and the Strategic Planning Cycle, with an integrated
schedule of the key strategic planning areas. 
A significant amount of the LRP is dedicated to demonstrating how the staff intends to achieve
the Century Agenda and High Performance Organization. Additionally, the LRP includes a
Scorecard that provides a summary of all the LRP strategic objectives and their performance to
the plans. 

ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
2017-2021 Long Range Plan  Word Document 
PowerPoint Overview Presentation 


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Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
August 1, 2016 
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PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
July 26, 2016: LRP Management Update & Century Agenda Scorecard Study Session 
May 17, 2016: LRP briefing on Maritime & High Performance Organization 
April 26, 2016: LRP briefing on Environment 
April 12, 2016: LRP briefing on Workforce Development 
March 22, 2016: LRP briefing on Aviation and Small Business Development 
January 26, 2016: Office of Strategic Initiatives Update 
July 13, 2015: Commission Retreat on the LRP at Cedarbrook Lodge 
December 4, 2012: Port of Seattle Commission adoption of the Century Agenda 














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