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Pearse Edwards, Director, Government Relations, Port of Seattle Eric ffitch, Manager, State Government Relations, Port of Seattle Trent House, Contract Lobbyist, Port of Seattle Item No. 9c Date: November 27, 2018 Overview • Olympia preview • Agenda development process – Evaluate progress made last session – Incorporate ongoing work and core priorities – Consultation with subject matter experts around the Port – Meetings with commission staff and individual commissioners to review • Next steps – Incorporate additional Commission feedback between now and 12/11 – Seek Commission adoption of final agenda in 12/11 meeting Questions? Priority Agenda Items Workforce development: Support proposals to enhance public investment in workforce development in the maritime, manufacturing, and industrial sectors. This includes proposed amendments to port statute to clarify the authority of port districts to continue to play a role in workforce development in these sectors. Transportation access to Sea-Tac Airport: Continued state support for funding of transportation networks that serve essential public facilities, including funding to follow on a study underway at the Washington State Department of Transportation to upgrade State Route 518; and funding for potential early implementation of the Puget Sound Gateway program Upgrades to these critical freight corridors seek to address current and future demand related to increased regional development, including airport growth, that will affect transportation demand on that corridor and transportation impacts to residents. Focus on Reducing Emissions, Growing Jobs, Increasing Opportunities Clean Fuels Standard: Support enactment of legislation that will incent the implementation of transportation fuels that reduce…

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