PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      7c 
STAFF BRIEFING 
Date of Meeting    October 27, 2015 
DATE:    October 19, 2015 
TO:     Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Stephanie Jones Stebbins, Director, Maritime Division Environmental and
Planning Programs 
Joseph Gellings, Senior Planner 
SUBJECT: Fishermen's Terminal Long Term Strategic Planning Process Scope and Goals 
SYNOPSIS 
The Fishermen's Terminal Long TermStrategic 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. 
On August 11, 2015, staff briefed the Commission on the work plan for the Long Term
Strategic Plan. The purpose of this briefing is to report back on the initial stakeholder
outreach activities and the scope and goal statement. 
Based on feedback received through the initial activities, staff will proceed with the following
scope and goals statement. (Revisions to the statement from the August 11 version are shown
with underline (new text) and strikethrough (deleted text.)) 
Scope: 
Develop a vision and long term strategic plan for Fishermen's Terminal that
leverages maritime and fishing activities and industries. 
Goals: 
Double Continue to grow the economic value of the fishing and maritime
cluster to 32,000 local jobs and $2 billion in business revenue including the
number of local jobs and 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, with a focus on
anchoring the North Pacific fishing fleet. 
Prioritize development that maximizes utilization of facility assets. 
Recognize and enhance Fishermen's Terminal as a living community
landmark. 

Template revised May 30, 2013.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
October 19, 2015 
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In the weeks since we last briefed Commission at the August 11 Commission Meeting, staff
has performed the following stakeholder outreach activities. 
Conducted the kickoff meeting of the Strategic Objectives Steering Committee
including several fishers as well as prominent business leaders in the ship canal fishing
business cluster, 
Held one-on-one meetings with committee members who were unable to attend the
kickoff meeting, 
Engaged stakeholders during Fishermen's Fall Festival at the Port of Seattle
information booth, 
Ran an article about the planning process with instructions to get involved in the
Fishermen's Terminal Newsletter, 
Received media coverage of the process in the Queen Anne and Magnolia Newspaper
on October 13, 2015, and 
Created a project webpage including a link for stakeholders to provide their email
address to receive project updates. 
The following are the dominant themes in the stakeholder input received since August: 
Planning for Fishermen's Terminal must be primarily concerned with support of the
fishing fleets. 
In setting goals for the overall fishing business cluster the Port should be mindful of
the fact that the level of prosperity has been cyclical in the past. Having said that, we
are presently in a fairly stable period and the fleets have, on the whole, felt well-
supported by Fishermen's Terminal. 
The Port should not expect to make money through building and moorage leases at
Fishermen's Terminal. Moreimportant is protecting its role  as an economic engine
for the region. 
The Port should be mindful of the different segments of the fishing industry
represented by the vessels currently mooring here. Each segment will have its own
growth model. 
To the extent that the fishers want to offload their catch at Fishermen's Terminal, it
would contribute to the authenticity of the terminal. 
BACKGROUND 
Over the last few years, staff has conducted extensive stakeholder outreach concerning
uplands planning for Fishermen'sTerminal. 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 operational conflicts with existing uses 
Continue the function of covered gear storage (net sheds) 
Retrofit the net sheds for fire code compliance

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Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
October 19, 2015 
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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 existing buildings. The buildings are C-12 ("the Bank Building"), and C-9
("Seattle Ship Supply"). 
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. We have assembled the Strategic Objectives Steering Committee.
The committee is comprised of internal and external members including all members ofthe 
pre-existing Fishermen's Terminal Advisory Committee. We have also created a committee 
working across divisions of the Port to engage parts of the Port, such as tourism, real estate,
maintenance and construction management. 
Guided by the stakeholder outreach program and consultant support, staff expects to develop
design concepts that can be presented to the Commission in the first quarter of 2016. A
project schedule graphic is included in the Power Point accompanying this memo. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING 
PowerPoint: Fishermen's Terminal Long Range Strategic Planning Process 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
August 11, 2015, Fishermen's Terminal Long Term Strategic Planning Process
Briefing 
December 6, 2011, Fishermen's Terminal 25 Year Plan Briefing