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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR                                     Flay Stephanson

January 12, 2015                                                                 Mayor


Seattle Port Commissioners:

Port Commission has an
While Terminal 5 at the Port of Seattle sits vacant awaiting a modernization upgrade In 2018, the
much-needed Port
incredible opportunity to reactivate the terminal without impacting construction efforts, to generate
reduce the costs incurred to Port by holding a large terminal vacant, and
revenue to help offset modernization costs, to
of dollars in economic impact to the Puget Sound
to bring hundreds of well-paying, union maritime jobs and millions
region.

oil exploration vessels and for potential staging
Foss Maritime's proposal for temporary and seasonal moorage of Arctic
the Puget Sound's
for construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal in British Columbia is perfectly suited to leverage
and help keep our regional ports competitive in an
many unique assets, support our regional maritime industry
increasingly competitive global market.

skilled union workforce, our broad-
Our region from the Port of Everett down to the Port of Tacoma - with our highly
makes this
based maritime services businesses, our deepwater ports and the happy advantage of our geography
for smaller vessels associated with this project 
proposal a slam dunk. The Port of Everett is ready to provide moorage
would love to have more of
and | only wish our port had the capacity to accommodate the larger vessels, because my city
other potential future business
this business. Moving forward with Foss' proposed project would send the right signal to
as a whole remains a diverse economy that
partners - both near and far that the Puget Sound regional economy
welcomes maritime and industrial trading partners. I would encourage you to think of proposed lease as a short-term
real-estate decision with an enormous immediate and long-term regionai impact.

after all, the Port's business and
Likewise, I would encourage you not to think of the proposal as a platform for politics;
does need to be made in
real-estate decisions should not be subject to political pressures in any event. But a crucial point
future of Arctic off-shore drilling as
this particular case. Accepting Foss' proposal will have exactly the same impact on the
decision to advance from the exploration stage to the
rejecting this proposal will have. Which is to say: exactly none. The
the Port of Seattle Commission; those are
production stage in the Arctic is not a decision to be made or influenced by
is facing this Commission is whether
decisions for the federal government, and, ultimately, for Shell. The decision that
associated with the Foss project, or
our region is to realize the wellpaying union Jobs and significant economic benefits
whether another region is.

services businesses up and down
On behalf of the many other elected leaders, port officials, labor unions and maritime
the Puget Sound who support Foss' proposed project, I urge you to seize this tremendous opportunity and ensure that
our region is the region to realize the significant benefits that
it will provide.

Sincerely,
WW
Ray Ste   nson, Mayor
CITY OF EVERETT - 2930 Wetmore Ave., Suite 10A 0 Everett, WA 98201 0 425-257-8700 - Fax 425-257-8729