PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      7b 
STAFF BRIEFING 
Date of Meeting     August 11, 2015 
DATE:    August 4, 2015 
TO:     Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Stephanie Jones Stebbins, Director, Maritime Division Environmental and
Planning Programs 
Joseph Gellings, Senior Planner 
SUBJECT:  Briefing on Fishermen's Terminal Long Term Strategic Planning Process 
SYNOPSIS 
The Fishermen's Terminal Long Term Strategic Planning Process will establish a vision
for the future of the terminal. The process is aligned with the Port of Seattle Century
Agenda goal of doubling the value of the fishing / maritime cluster. In recent years the
Port has made major capital investments to  modernize  the moorage structures at
Fishermen's Terminal. The uplands of the property include some aging structures. The
timing is right to now set a strategy for the upland assets on the property. 
This briefing memo highlights the scope and goals that staff propose to follow during the
planning process. 
BACKGROUND 
Over the last few years, staff has conducted extensive stakeholder outreach concerning
uplands planning for Fishermen's Terminal. The groups engaged include the fishing
fleets, upland tenants and industry / community groups. The key pieces of feedback
included: 
Maintain the industrial character of the property 
Avoid operation conflicts with existing uses 
Continue the function of covered gear storage (net sheds) 
Retrofit the net sheds for fire code compliance 
Concurrent with the past stakeholder outreach staff performed the Asset Condition
Assessment to evaluate the physical condition of the upland structures and to make
projections on future costs to maintain each structure. At the conclusion of this work two
areas of the terminal emerged as opportunity areas based on the poor prospects of leasing
and maintaining two buildings. The buildings are C-12 ("the Bank Building"), and C-9
("Seattle Ship Supply"). 


Template revised May 30, 2013.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
July 24, 2015 
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With both the stakeholder feedback to this point and the Asset Condition Assessment in
mind, we are embarking on a process to develop a vision and long term strategic plan for
Fishermen's Terminal. The proposed scope and goals for this process are as follows: 
Scope: 
Develop a vision and long term strategic plan for Fishermen's Terminal
that leverages maritime and fishing activities and industries. 
Goals: 
Double the economic value of the fishing and maritime cluster to 32 
thousands local jobs and $2 billion in business revenue. 
Improve overall financial returns to allow us to fulfill our commitment to
the industry and taxpayers. 
Prioritize uses that support the commercial fishing industry. 
Prioritize development that maximizes utilization of facility assets. 
Recognize and enhance Fishermen's Terminal as a living community
landmark. 
The above scope and statement of goals will also be vetted by the stakeholders. Since
most of the north pacific fishing fleet is fishing during the summer, staff will engage with
them as they return in September and concurrently outreach with other stakeholder
groups. This will be followed by a return to the Commission in the fall requesting
adoption of the final scope and goals that took into consideration input from the fishing
fleet and stakeholder outreach. 
Meanwhile staff is also assembling a cross-functional team of in-house experts to serve
as a steering committee for the planning process, researching and benchmarking other
similar facilities nationwide, procuring consultant support and evaluating  existing
economic information. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING 
PowerPoint: Fishermen's Terminal Long Range Strategic Planning Process 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
December 6, 2011, Fishermen's Terminal 25 Year Plan Briefing