7b. Port Presentation Slides
Chittenden (Ballard) Item No. 7b_supp Meeting date: June 27, 2017 Locks Keystone of Puget Sound's Maritime Economy 1 Our 100 Year Old Waterway Keystone of a billion dollar+ maritime economic system Critical environmental control for vast watersheds around Seattle Safeguard for tribal fishing rights Vital piece of public safety infrastructure Only US locks connecting large urban lake/river system directly to the ocean (Chittenden) Ballard Locks A Unique National Asset 2 The Numbers 40,000 annual transits Most in the nation 7,500 commercial vessel transits Twelfth highest in the nation 1.1 million tons of shipping Heaviest Locks Utilization in United States System 3 The Dollars & Jobs $480 million in Locks- dependent annual sales $120 million in Locks- dependent annual payroll 3,000 full-time equivalent jobs directly associated with Locks-related business activity $545 million in annual commercial fishing harvests by vessels that depend on the Locks $40 million in annual spending by 1.25 million visitors and school classes $1.2 billion in total Locks-related economic activity A Treasure for Local Businesses & Visitors 4 Low Budgets / High Needs Deferred maintenance threatens daily operations Lack of investment threatens regional economy Flat O&M budgets insufficient Significant Reinvestment Required 5 The Regional Partners American Waterways Operators Fremont Dock Company Pacific Fishermen Shipyard Ballard Alliance Kane Environmental Port of Seattle Ballard Oil Company King County Puget Sound Ports Council Maritime City of Kenmore Kirby Offshore Marine Trades Department AFL-CIO City of Kirkland Lake Union Drydock Co. Seattle Marine Business Coalition City of Seattle Malone Law Group Stabbert Marine Coastal Transportation Nautical Landing Marina Trident Seafoods Covich-Williams Northwest Marine Trade Assn Vigor Industrial CSR Marine Northwest Yacht Brokers Assn United Cathcher Boats Ferguson Terminal O'Hara Corporation United States Seafoods Foss Maritime Company Pacific Fishermen Shipyard Western Towboat The Lake Washington Ship Canal Users Group 6 Request for Commission Support We ask the Port of Seattle Commission to issue a statement requesting federal funding to address the Locks' major, non-routine maintenance needs and to authorize staff to advocate for this funding alongside other members of the Lake Washington Ship Canal Users Group. The Facts Are In The Work Continues 7
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