PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No. 
STAFF BRIEFING 
Date of Meeting      May 17, 2016 
DATE:    May 12, 2016 
TO:     Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Dave Soike, Chief Operating Officer 
SUBJECT:  Century Agenda Quarterly Update 
SYNOPSIS 
Port staff is proposing a scorecard to measure and report on progress toward achieving
the Century Agenda Strategies and Objectives. The Scorecard would be presented to
Commissioners each quarter in a public Commission meeting.  Staff is seeking
Commission feedback on the draft scorecard. 
BACKGROUND 
In December 2012 the Port of Seattle Commission adopted the Century Agenda, to
achieve the Port's 25-year vision of adding 100,000 jobs through economic growth, for a
total of 300,000 port-related jobs in the region, while reducing our environmental
footprint.
The Agenda introduced a new Mission, Vision and Commitment.  It also identified four
new Strategies to pursue with business partners and stakeholders: 
Position the Puget Sound region as a premier international logistics hub; 
Advance this region as a leading tourism destination and business gateway; 
Use our influence as an institution to promote small business growth and
workforce development; and 
Be the greenest, and most energy efficient port in North America. 
In anticipation of the Port's Centennial, in 2010, the Commission formed a Century
Agenda Committee to guide the Port's long-range vision. During 2011, the Commission
convened monthly public roundtables to discuss strategic issues related to the Port's
mission. In January 2012, the Commission adopted Preliminary Strategic Goals, which
now are known as Strategies and Objectives, along with a proposed Mission and
Commitment. Through extensive public outreach in 2012 that included over a thousand
people and more than 60 events and engagements, the Port's partners affirmed this
preliminary work. Each year since then, Port staff has identified action plans that have
been incorporated in the Port business plans and budget, to advance progress towards
achieving the Century Agenda Vision, Strategies, and Objectives. 

Template revised May 30, 2013.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
May 12, 2016 
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In  June 2015, One-Port Long Range Planning (LRP) teams were established to
operationalize the Century Agenda and drive it from being aspirational to operational in a
rolling 5 year planning process. Four of the six LRP initiatives have been presented to
the Commissioners with the final two to be presented on May 17. 
The quarterly Scorecard (attachment) is designed to inform the Commission, the public,
and our business partners and stakeholders about the Port's progress in achieving the
Century Agenda. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING 
Draft Scorecard (Computer slide presentation) 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
Adoption of Century Agenda, 12/4/12