Template revised April 12, 2018.

DATE: December 14, 2018

TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director

Port of Seattle government relations staff worked with Commissioners, executive team

members, internal subject matter experts, and external stakeholders to develop local and

regional policy priorities to guide Port advocacy efforts. Commission policy actions in 2018 are

included as priorities for 2019.

2019 LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS PRIORTIES

Port-wide/Regional Issues

• Climate, Energy and Sustainability: Support legislative or regulatory policies by King County

cities and King County that align with the Port’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions,

promote energy-efficient operation of transportation infrastructure, and encourage

• Regional Mobility: Actively partner with relevant public transportation agencies on critical

infrastructure projects throughout the Puget Sound region with focus on access to port

facilities, key freight corridors, regional mobility and funding strategies. Engage regional

transit agencies on Sea-Tac Airport transit access, West Seattle and Ballard Sound Transit

Link extensions to protect industrial lands and freight mobility as well as growing regional

capacity. Work with regional partners, stakeholders, and other public agencies to improve

sustainable transportation options and mobility, while considering opportunities for mode

shifts. Focus on the timely and on-budget delivery of priority projects including SR 509, the

SR 518 study, improved transit and/or multimodal access to the airport,

“WaterfrontSeattle”/Alaskan Way, the Safe and Swift Corridor, and the Interbay corridor.

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King County, City of Seattle and the Port of Seattle to ensure a pipeline of eligible workers

for this initiative. Support the Workforce Development Manager’s work with industry

partners to support career-connected learning programs and collaborate on regional

workforce investments, considering efforts like Youth Maritime Collaborative and potential

maritime high school. In working through intergovernmental collaboration, support the

workforce pipeline with regional apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. Build

equity into our workforce system and increase capacity and inclusion in Port-related

economic opportunities, by collaborating with surrounding communities and regional

partners.

regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or socio-economic status, including highlighting the

planned 2019 addition of the Port’s new equity executive position and supporting work with

the Duwamish Valley community. Bring together other local government partners to

promote immigration policies that ensure the Port, our partners and our customers have

the workforce to succeed, and that new residents and visitors feel fully welcomed.

Maritime/Seattle

• Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Project Implementation: Continue to engage local

jurisdictions and other partners in securing and expanding support for the Maritime and

Economic Development projects contained in the Port’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan,

• Terminal 5 Modernization Project: Continue work to secure the necessary City of Seattle

permits for this project. Continue to educate and engage elected officials, public agencies

and all relevant stakeholders on the environmental highlights and economic benefits of the

project – including, but not limited to the Air Quality Management Program and T5 Rail

Quiet Zone. Explore opportunities to reduce cost drivers through leveraging support from

other local jurisdictions and public agencies.

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transportation solutions related to the Magnolia Bridge and Ballard Bridge and the Interbay

corridor. Continue to advocate for freight mobility through the corridor and transportation

solutions to minimize or mitigate impacts to Port property and operations, including

impacts to Terminal 91 and Fishermen’s Terminal.

• Safe and Swift: Continue to coordinate with the City of Seattle to support the Safe and Swift

Corridors MOU, which includes the Lander St Bridge, Heavy Haul network, and

improvements to the corridors around the Key Arena redevelopment, a body of work that

potentially includes up to $15 million in additional Port investments beyond prior

commitments. Encourage strong collaboration around Port/City transportation priorities,

review and proposed execution of the SAMP Near-Term Projects to address regional

demand. Promote the SAMP Near-Term Projects, together with other Port-wide initiatives,

as key to supporting future growth and economic opportunity to the communities near the

airport and across the region.

• Highline Forum, Soundside Alliance, and Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table

(StART): Demonstrate Port leadership in South King County community issues through

engagement with elected officials at the Highline Forum and in the Soundside Alliance. Help

foster respectful, meaningful and collaborative opportunities for jurisdictional collaboration

through the Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) to address airport

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residents, through the Fair Works Center in South King County, the Equity Program, and the

Diversity in Contracting program as a way to provide economic opportunities to

disadvantaged communities.

• Natural Resources Stewardship: Keep elected officials updated and informed regarding the

Port’s commitment to environmental stewardship, including the Airport Communities

Ecology Fund, Flight Corridor Safety Program implementation, Salmon Safe certification, the

land stewardship plan, water quality programs, and wildlife management programs such as

honeybee boxes and raptor relocation.

Additional Priorities

• State and Federal Legislative Agendas: Work in coordination and enhance activities related

to implementing the 2019 state and federal legislative agendas, including transportation

projects and funding requests, coordination around seeking equity among transportation

network providers, efforts to study future regional air capacity, air cargo, noise insulation

grant funding for airport-area public schools, partnerships on use of sustainable aviation

fuels, ongoing support for studying the relationship between aviation activity and ultrafine

particulate emissions, and coordination on anti-human trafficking efforts.

• Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC): Advocate for regional ports’ perspectives and

• Maritime and Manufacturing Stewardship: Support local land use and transportation

policies, as well as mechanisms that maintain or enhance maritime and manufacturing

lands, and the critical road and rail infrastructure required for freight mobility. Advocate

strongly for legislative and regulatory decisions that preserve industrial lands, enhance

freight mobility, allow for the anticipated development of marine cargo facilities and

support the growth of related living wage jobs.

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nonprofit agencies, including the Port’s Economic Development Partnership Grant and the

Tourism Grant programs.

• “WaterfrontSeattle” Local Improvement District (LID): Monitor the City of Seattle’s process

around a new Waterfront LID which could result in fees charged to several Port properties

in the Pier 66 Bell Harbor Complex.

• Resiliency and Emergency Preparedness: Continue to strengthen the Port’s partnerships

• City of Seattle Beacon Hill Air and Noise Study: Monitor and constructively engage on this

community health study.

December 11, 2018 – The Commission adopted the 2019 state legislative agenda

February 27, 2018 – The Commission adopted the 2018 local and regional government