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Q1 Status, Century Agenda Strategies  Draft 

1. Position the Puget Sound region as a premier international logistics hub. 

2. Advance this region as a leading tourism destination and business gateway. 

3. Use our influence as an institution to promote small business growth and
workforce development. 
4. Be the greenest, and most energy efficient port in North America. 

Progress on all goals in Q1 2016 
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1. Position the Puget Sound region as a premier  Draft 
international logistics hub. 
Status   Objective                       Actions 
A. Grow seaport annual container     Q1: Completed T5 pile-driving project; advocated
volume to more than 3.5 million TEUs.   for protection of industrial lands in SODO.
International containers volume improved 4
percent over Q1 2015. Full containerized exports
Note: NWSA now accountable for this goal.     were up 18 percent year to date to 233,102 TEUs
(20-foot equivalent units), while imports were flat
at 311,011 TEUs. Empty container volumes are
down 4 percent year to date. 
Q2: Continued customer lease negotiations for the
Terminal 5, and continued cargo marketing and
service delivery improvements. Prevented street
vacation proposal that threatened logistics,
maritime, and manufacturing industries. 
B. Structure our relationship with      Q1: Met with West Coast ports to advance a
Washington ports to optimize        strategy regarding federal Harbor Maintenance
infrastructure investments and financial  Tax. Convened Small Community Air Service
meeting with ports association, member ports and
returns. 
WSDOT Aviation division staff on advancing the
Community Air Service Program. 
Q2: Exploring partnership with Portland Airport
regarding Small Community Air Service.        2

1. Position the Puget Sound region as a premier  Draft 
international logistics hub (continued) 
Status   Objective                       Actions 
C. Triple air cargo volume to 750,000    Q1: 2nd best Q1 in metric ton volume since 2006;
metric tons                      secured new Lufthansa freighter service which
began on April 1. One flight per week, Boeing 777
efficient and quieter. 
Q2: Negotiating two new domestic freighter
services to begin in Q2. 
D. Triple the value of our outbound
cargo to over $50 billion. 
E. Double the economic value of the    Q1: Completed initial draft of Fishermens' Terminal
fishing and maritime cluster.          Long Range Strategic Plan. 



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2. Advance this region as a leading tourism     Draft 
destination and business gateway 
Status   Objective                        Actions 
A. Make Seattle-Tacoma International    Q1: TSA agreed to increase staffing at Sea-Tac; IAF
Airport the West Coast "Gateway of     design began. 
Choice" for international travel.         Q2: Began work to improve passenger satisfaction
with Airport (as measured by survey scores). 
B. Double the number of international   Q1: Attended trade shows to promote adding
flights and destinations.              service to Sea-Tac. 
Q2: Secured new 3x/week service to Guadalajara
by Volaris to begin in July; secured new 3x/week
service to Xiamen and Shenzhen to begin in
September. 



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2. Advance this region as a leading tourism     Draft 
destination and business gateway 
Status   Objective                        Actions 
C. Meet the region's air transportation   Q1: Began IAF design; secured airline support for
needs at Seattle-Tacoma International   North Satellite expansion; Spirit Airlines began
Airport for the next 25 years and       new service; conducted extensive outreach and
briefings on Sustainable Airport Master Plan,
encourage the cost-effective expansion
including survey work, stakeholder forums and
of domestic and international passenger  Commission roundtables; supported the creation
and cargo service.                  and kick-off of a regional coalition in support of
airport infrastructure investment (Tomorrow
@Sea-Tac). 
Q2: Center Runway construction project
completed. Continued community outreach and
Commission roundtables regarding SAMP. 
D. Double the economic value of cruise   Q1: Completed improvements to T91 to
traffic to Washington state.            accommodate larger cruise vessels. Design,
permitting underway on P66 redevelopment. 
Q2: Developed Airport passenger check-in
delivery test program at T91. Largest cruise vessel
on West Coast will sail from Seattle this season.
New short sea cruise, Seattle-Victoria-Nanaimo, 
testing in May. 
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3. Use our influence as an institution to promote Draft 
small business growth and workforce development. 
Status   Objective                        Actions 
A. Increase the proportion of funds      Q1: Conducted successful 8 week small business
spent by the Port with qualified small    accelerator program called PortGen for small
business firms on construction, goods    businesses Construction, Architecture &
Engineering fields. 
and services to 40 percent of the eligible
dollars spent.                      Q2: Small Business training for the Goods &
Service industry on Port of Seattle purchasing
needs and services; exploring creation of a Port
Bonding program (in partnership with Primes) for
small businesses within the construction industry. 
B. Increase workforce training, job and   Q1: Airport Employment Center and Continuity
business opportunities for local        Plan Contract executed (June 1 start date);
communities in maritime, trade, travel   secured state funding for private sector
(manufacturing, maritime) pilot with Cleveland
and logistics. 
and Rainier Beach high schools. 
Q2: Airport Career Pathways Road Map released
in April; tripled the Port's High School summer
internships, and implemented private sector
employer challenge to add internships. 

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4. Be the greenest, and most energy efficient    Draft 
port in North America 
Status   Objective                          Actions 
A. Meet all increased energy needs through  Q1: Began assessment of port properties for
conservation and renewable sources.       Solar applications with UW team. 
Q2: Completed Phase I of garage lighting
project which reduces energy usage by 50%;
discussions underway regarding partnership
to expand Renewable Natural Gas supply at
Airport. 
B. Meet or exceed agency requirements for  Q1: met all SWPPP BMPs. Maritime
storm water leaving Port-owned or       Stormwater Utility started collecting funds to
operated facilities.                     be used on stormwater infrastructure. 
C. Reduce air pollutants and carbon       Q1: Issued biofuels RFP; 1st US airport to
emissions, specifically: Reduce air pollutant  implement mandatory environmental
emissions by 50 percent from 2005 levels;   performance for TNCs serving airport. 
reduce carbon emissions from all Port      Q2: Biofuels study underway; developing
operations by 50 percent from 2005 levels   partnership with Carbon War Room to explore
methods to cover incremental cost of aviation
and reduce aircraft-related carbon
biofuels at Sea-Tac. 
emissions at Sea-Tac Airport by 25 percent. 
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4. Be the greenest, and most energy efficient    Draft 
port in North America 
Status   Objective                          Actions 
D. Anchor the Puget Sound urban industrial land   Q1: Advocated for protection of industrial
use to prevent sprawl in less developed areas.      lands in SODO 
Q2: Prevented street vacation proposal that
threatened logistics, maritime, and
manufacturing industries. 
E. Restore, create, and enhance 40 additional     Q1: Restored and enhanced .8 acres of
acres of habitat in the Green/Duwamish        shoreline at T105. 
watershed and Elliott Bay. 





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