PORT OF SEATTLE
MEMORANDUM 

COMMISSION AGENDA                      Item No.         6a 
Date of Meeting       August 4, 2009 
DATE:      July 17, 2009 
TO:         Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:     Burr Stewart, Strategic Planning Manager 
SUBJECT:   Adoption of the Century Agenda Guiding Principles 

BRIEFING OUTLINE 
Review the Expert Panels' Guiding Principles 
Adoption of the Expert Panels' Guiding Principles as input for the Century Agenda
process 
EXPERT PANEL REPORT 
The Port of Seattle began creating the "Century Agenda" in 2008. The Century Agenda is a
comprehensive strategic plan that focuses on the Port's next quarter-century of business and
operations. In 2008 the Strategic Planning Team established four expert panels to draft guiding
principles for the Century Agenda Strategic Plan. 
The four Expert Panels consisted of a Port Commissioner, a senior Port executive, and volunteer
stakeholder representatives,. Each panel focused on one of four topics: Green Port Strategy,
Social Responsibility, Real Estate and Land Use, and Funding Policy and Strategy. The expert
panels held 11 meetings in 2008, totaling over 30 hours of collaboration. 
The Expert Panels recommended 22 guiding principles, including five shared principles that are
common to all topics. These guiding principles are detailed in the Expert Panel report. By
passing a motion adopting the expert panels' guiding principles, the Commission anticipates
these principles will shape future Port policies, and be integrated into the Century Agenda
Strategic Plan, to be presented in 2011. 
NEXT STEPS 
Upon adoption, the Commission requests the Chief Executive Officer to use these principles as
guidance for budget preparations. In early 2010, the principles will used as guidance for
updating the Mission, Vision, and Values statements of the Port of Seattle. 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Adoption of the Century Agenda Guiding Principles.

Statement in support of Motion 
The Port of Seattle began planning for its 2011 Centennial by creating the Century
Agenda - a vision for carrying out the Port's mission in the first quarter of its next century
(2011-36). The goal of the Century Agenda is to refresh the Port's strategic plan and
mission statement, using a four-year process that builds on the accomplishments of the
past century while looking toward the emerging challenges of this century. 
The Century Agenda has been a collaborative process, open to the public, engaging
customers, tenants, business interests, neighborhoods, partner agencies, civic
organizations, advocacy groups, King County residents, and employees. Four expert
panels focused on Green Port Strategy, Social Responsibility, Real Estate and Land Use,
and Funding Policy and Strategy. The panels held 11 meetings in 2008, totaling over 30
hours of collaboration. The Century Agenda process will continue to serve as an
opportunity for the port to engage the broader community in helping shape a common
vision for how the Port of Seattle can best serve the public interest.

Motion 
The Commission hereby adopts the Century Agenda Guiding Principles, and anticipates
these principles will drive and shape future port polices. The Commission hereby
requests the Chief Executive Officer to use them use as guidance for budget preparation.