ITEM NO: ___6a_supp1 Revised__ 
DATE OF MEETING: December 4, 2012 
Revised on December 3, 2012 
Century Agenda

Request the Port Commission adopt a motion 
approving the Century Agenda

A history of Innovation & Entrepreneurship 
Port of Seattle has generated
jobs and economic activity for
more than 100 years. 
As we turned from the past,
and looked to the next
Century, the Commission
created a Century Agenda
Committee to develop a
comprehensive vision for the
next 100 years. 
Century Agenda builds on the
accomplishments of the first
century, with a visionary look
forward to emerging
challenges and opportunities
of the next 100 years. 


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Bold, and Achievable 
Century Agenda     Century Agenda     Century Agenda
introduces a new:      identifies new:         Introduces: 
Mission           Strategies           Regional
Vision                             Initiatives 
Objectives 
Commitment      to pursue with       to leverage the
business partners      collective power of
and stakeholders       a regional agenda 



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Century Agenda 2012 Recap 
January  Adopted Preliminary Century Agenda 
February  Began ongoing community engagement 
August  Port Management Leadership Retreat 
October  Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Regional Leadership Conference 
December  Commission to approve Century Agenda 



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Port of Seattle Strategic Framework 
Mission: The Port of Seattle is a public agency that creates jobs by advancing
trade and commerce, promoting industrial growth, and stimulating economic
Mission    development. 
Vision: Over the next 25 years, we will add 100,000 jobs through economic
growth led by the Port of Seattle, for a total of 300,000 Port-related jobs in the
region, while reducing our environmental footprint. 
Vision &
Commitment 
Commitment: The Port of Seattle creates economic opportunity for all,
stewards our environment responsibly, partners with surrounding
communities, promotes social responsibility, conducts ourselves transparently,
and holds ourselves accountable.            We will leave succeeding generations a
stronger port. 
Strategies 
Strategies and Objectives:
Premier international logistics hub 
Leading tourism destination and business gateway 
Promote small business growth and workforce development 
Objectives                Greenest and most energy efficient port in North America 

Actions:
Actions                       Presented in business plans and budgets.

Century Agenda Strategies 
Position the Puget Sound region
These Strategies are
supported by both internal    as a premier international logistics
and external efforts.          hub 
Internally, for each
Strategy there is a set of    Advance this region as a leading
Objectives and Actions.       tourism destination and business
Actions outline the steps     gateway 
for the Port's individual
business lines to         Use our influence as an institution
contribute strategy and
to promote small business growth
resources to the Century
Agenda, as they perform     and workforce development 
the Port's core business. 
Be the greenest and most energy
efficient port in North America 
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Position the Puget Sound region
as a premier international
logistics hub 
Grow seaport annual container volume
to more than 3.5 million TEUs. 
Structure our relationship with
Washington ports to optimize
infrastructure investments and financial
returns. 
Triple air cargo volume to 750,000
metric tons. 
Triple the value of our outbound cargo
to over $50 billion. 
Double the economic value of the
fishing and maritime cluster.

Advance this region as a 
leading tourism destination 
and business gateway 
Make Sea-Tac the West Coast
"Gateway of Choice" for international
travel. 
Double the number of international
flights and destinations. 
Meet the region's air transportation
needs at Sea-Tac Airport for the next 25
years and encourage the cost-effective
expansion of domestic and international
passenger and cargo service. 
Double the economic value of cruise
traffic to Washington state.

Use our influence as an institution
to promote small business growth
and workforce development 
Increase the proportion of funds
spent by the Port with qualified
small businesses firms on
construction, goods and services
to 40% of the eligible dollars
spent. (Revised 12/3/12). 
Increase work force training, job
and business opportunities for
local communities in maritime,
trade, travel and logistics.

Be the greenest and most energy
efficient port in North America 
Meet all increased energy needs through
conservation and renewable sources 
Meet or exceed agency requirements for storm
water leaving Port owned or operated facilities 
Reduce air pollutants and carbon emissions,
specifically: 
-- Reduce air pollutant emissions by 50% from 2005 levels 
-- Reduce carbon emissions from all Port operations by 50% from
2005 levels and reduce aircraft-related carbon emissions at 
Sea-Tac by 25% 
Anchor the Puget Sound urban-industrial land
use to prevent sprawl in less developed areas. 
Restore, create, and enhance 40 additional
acres of habitat in the Green/Duwamish
watershed and Elliott Bay.

Extensive Outreach by Commissioners 
Bellevue Chamber       Greater Seattle Business Seafarer's Mission Cruise
Bellevue City Council       Association            Luncheon 
Burien City Council        Kent City Council       SeaTac City Council 
CAMPS           Kent Public Works    Seattle Chamber Board 
Committee 
Century Agenda Kickoff                      Seattle Marine Business
King County Building     Coalition 
Chinese Chamber of
Commerce           Construction Trades   Seattle Metropolitan
Council              Chamber  Policy Comittee 
Cruise All Agency 
Labor/Management SpringSeattle Municipal League 
Des Moines City Council     Meeting 
Suburban Cities
DSA  Smart Growth
League of Women Voters 
Committee                            Association; Public Interest
Magnolia Community    Committee 
Duwamish 101          Council            SW King County Chamber 
Economic Development
Manufacturing Industrial
District Board                                Tabor 100 
Council 
Trade Development
Employee Brownbag 
NAC             Alliance 
Employee Brownbag, AOB 
North Seattle Industrial   US Mexico Chamber and
Employee Brownbag, P69   Association          Hispanic Chamber 
Employee Brownbag, STIA Propeller Club Luncheon 
Valley Cities Association 
enterpriseSeattle         Prosperity Partnership    WA Tourism Alliance 
Federal Way City Council   PSRC Executive Board   Women's Transportation
FMSIB             Queen Anne Chamber   Seminar 
Freight Mobility Roundtable Rainier Valley Business  WTC Seattle Member
Go Green Conference      Coalition            Reception 
Greater Kirkland Chamber  Renton City Council 
of Commerce          SCATBd 
SCVB 



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Century Agenda Initiatives 
Initiatives are the external effort      Strengthen access to global market and
through which the community        supply chains for Northwest businesses. 
achieves the Century Agenda
Objectives. 
Make Washington a preferred destination
Initiatives involve both political        for international travelers from countries
support (with other agencies and
with which we have direct flights. 
governments) and interconnected
effort between the private and public
sectors.                       Establish an educational consortium to
serve the needs of the maritime industry
Through Initiatives, we engage with
our regional partners in collective      for workforce development, applied
efforts that provide motivation,        research, and business growth. 
participation and buy-in for the
Century Agenda, delivering the
promised regional economic       Foster a coordinated effort among Puget
benefits.                         Sound ports in support of Washington
State's pursuit of a healthier Puget
Sound. 

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Strengthen access to global market and supply chains
for Northwest businesses. 
Desired Outcomes 
Growth of Northwest businesses that
produce goods for global markets. 
Strengthen the Northwest's position as
a premier logistics hub. 
Stronger Puget Sound ports through
sustained increases in nondiscretionary
cargo. 
Improved economic relationships with
foreign markets and leaders within
those markets. 


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Make Washington a preferred destination for international travelers
from countries with which we have direct flights. 
Desired Outcomes 
More international travelers drawn to
our region resulting in greater regional
economic prosperity and job growth. 
Improved relationships with foreign
markets and leaders within those
markets, which produces synergies
growing the Northwest's manufacturing,
agricultural, and food processing
industries. 
Washington State established as a
primary nexus of the US-China
economic relationship. 

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Establish an educational consortium to serve the needs of the maritime industry
for workforce development, applied research, and business growth. 
Desired Outcomes 
A pipeline of trained workers to fill
employers' current & future needs in
the maritime industrial sector. 
A recognizable career pathway for
employment in those sectors. 
An R & D incubator and technology
transfer point for industries in fishing,
shipbuilding, and other maritime related
businesses. (e.g. UW Med Ctr.) 
A magnet institution that attracts
students & businesses to the Pacific
Northwest. 


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Foster a coordinated effort among Puget Sound ports in support of
Washington State's pursuit of a healthier Puget Sound. 
Desired Outcomes 
Aquatic and estuary habitat increased in
and around Puget Sound. 
Manufacturing and industrial districts are
protected and enhanced, to prevent
sprawl to outlying undeveloped sites. 
"No Discharge Zones" established as
determined by Department of Ecology and
Puget Sound 
Partnership through data-driven research
and in collaboration with Puget Sound
ports. 
Operational practices adopted which help
achieve the Puget Sound Partnership
dissolved oxygen water quality goals. 


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Century Agenda at Seattle Metropolitan Chamber 
Regional Leadership Conference 
October 17th-19th, 2012 
Commissioner Albro gave
welcome remarks at
Wednesday opening dinner 
Regional Cooperation speech
given by Tay Yoshitani 
Commissioner Creighton gave
closing remarks at the plenary
session late Friday morning 


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Next Steps 
Finalize the Century Agenda Report 
Embark on Regional Initiatives 
Execute division business plan actions in support of
Century Agenda 



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