Item No.:     6c_Supp 
Date of Meeting: June 25, 2013 

Fishermen's Terminal 
Net Sheds Code Compliance
Improvements (Option 1) 
June 25, 2013

Fishermen's Terminal Net Shed Locations 





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Sample of Existing FT Net Shed Locker Interior 






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Net Shed Storage Challenges 
Code Compliance 
Find Ways to Maximize Storage Volume 
Match Existing Storage Conditions of High - 
Piled, Mixed Commodities as Closely as
Possible to Aid Compliance 


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Making It Happen 
Enhanced Option 1: 
Continued collaboration with the City and refinement of design resulted
in solutions that helped to address Option 1 challenges, for example:
Added 14' high plywood partition walls between net lockers  This
will provide for more storage volume by eliminating the 2 feet
minimum separation between Group A Plastics & Class I-IV
Commodities between net lockers and reduce the storage master
plan effort significantly. It also gives flexibility to store unlike
commodities in abutting lockers. 
Rack Shelving units, as used in the Pilot Program, would help
maximize use of space and organize commodities. 
Received Seattle Fire Dept. concurrence on use of customer
supplied lidded corrugated bulk storage boxes (Gaylord boxes) or
wooden boxes to store Group A Plastics which will allow Group A
Plastics to be treated as Class I-IV Commodities and stored at a
height of 12 feet (rather than 6') and eliminate the 2-foot minimum
separation between them.
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Making It Happen
Enhanced Option 1 (continued): 
With Stakeholder and Seattle Fire Dept. feedback, staff continued to
refine design. 
Held Open House in December 2012 to showcase two test net lockers &
get feedback. Test net lockers were well received by open house
attendees.
Obtained Fishermen's Terminal Advisory Committee endorsement. 




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Enhanced Option 1 Solution Costs 

$2,000,000 Option 1 cost presented last year for design
funding request was a planning-level estimate. Current total
project cost estimate is $2,950,000. Contributing reasons for
higher costs include the following:
Partition walls are needed to maximize storage potential
for fishermen and allow simple master storage plan and
compliance monitoring. 
Existing rack shelving inventory is inadequate and
modification is needed to the rack system in order to
comply with code  rack purchase is necessary. 
Implementation of enhanced Option 1 would help retain
commercial fishing tenants at the Terminal and would support
Port's Century Agenda of doubling the economic value of the
fishing and maritime sectors.
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Partition Wall / Rack Construction (Enhanced Option 1) 






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Before and After 
(December 2012 Test Locker) 


Net Locker with loft removed and
partition walls/racks installed 


Net locker with one loft (before
Improvements) 


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Next Steps 
June 2013  Construction Funding Request. 
July 2013  Advertise for procurement & other contracts. 
Construction  Begin Fall 2013 upon the return of the fishing
community. Phased to complete all 9 net shed building
improvements by mid 2015. 
Net Shed Buildings 7 & 8 or 3 & 4 work will be deferred to the
end of the construction schedule in order to coordinate with
the Fishermen's Terminal 25-Year Plan still under
development. 


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