Port of Seattle Mission 
The Port of Seattle is a public agency whose primary mission shall be to
invest public resources to advance trade and commerce, promote
industrial growth, stimulate economic development, and create jobs. 
adopted August 2009 
Century Agenda "Givens" 
Airport: The existing three runways at SeaTac Airport are assumed as a maximum. 
Seaport: POS will continue to be a major international container, cargo, fishing &
cruise Port, and the PNW will continue to be a major trade gateway. The on-dock
container terminals will develop primarily through investments within the current
property footprint. 
Funding Strategy: Over the next 25 years, the Tax Levy is an important funding
mechanism for strategic opportunities which cannot be financed otherwise. 
as finalized 2/24/11, Century Agenda Committee and Port staff 
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Century Agenda: 
Proposed 2011 Calendar 




6/14/11


For Each Focus Area 
1) Staff Subject
Experts: Propose
panelists, givens
and big questions 
Synthesize Goals
and Objectives                              Economic Growth 
Moving Cargo 
5) Staff proposes                                 2) Develop emerging
supporting 5-year    Moving People           issues, briefing info,
Public Debate                  objectives        Next Generation Industries    questions 
Environmental Values 
Community Values 
Final Goals and                             Putting Real Estate to work 
Objectives 
Funding our Strategic Goals 

4) Full Commission            3) Century Agenda
defines 25 year                  Roundtable 
preliminary goal


Overarching Strategic Goal 
25 Year Horizon 
(Draft 6/27/11) 

Overarching: 
Add 100,000 new jobs to the existing 200,000 jobs
in the region that are attributable to the economic
activity created by the Port of Seattle. 


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Puget Sound Regional Council 
Prosperity Partnership & the Regional Economic Strategy 
A Cluster-Based Strategy 


PROSPERITY
PARTNERSHIP 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 
NEW REGIONAL
ECONOMIC
STRATEGY 
FEEDBACK AND
SUGGESTIONS 
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