Commissioners                                             Tay Yoshitani 
Tom Albro 
Chief Executive Officer 
Commission President 
Bill Bryant                                P.O. Box 1209 
John Creighton                    Seattle, Washington 98111 
Courtney Gregoire                    www.portseattle.org 
206.787.3000 
APPROVED MINUTES 
COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING APRIL 25, 2013 
The Port of Seattle Commission met jointly in a special meeting with the Port of Walla Walla
Commission Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the Port of Walla Walla Headquarters, 310 A Street,
Walla Walla, Washington. 
CALL TO ORDER 
The special meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m. by Paul Schneidmiller, Port of Walla Walla
Commission  President.  Present were Port of Seattle Commission President Tom Albro, 
Commissioners Bryant, Creighton, and Gregoire, and new Commission appointee Bowman; and
Port of Walla Walla Commissioners Mike Frederickson and Ron Dunning. 
The purpose of the joint meeting was to allow the two Commissions to become more familiar with
each other's operations. 
Port of Walla Walla Commission President Schneidmiller welcomed the participants and there were
introductions. Port of Walla Walla Executive Director Jim Kuntz described the multi-dimensional
role of the port district as the lead economic development agency in Walla Walla County. He noted
the Port collaborates with community coalitions to obtain project funding and gain support to keep
facilities open in Walla Walla by promoting consensus on community priorities. He pointed to the
US-12 coalition with the Tri-Cities, the Walla Walla Community Air Service Coalition, the State
Penitentiary Coalition, and the Veterans Administration Medical Center Coalition as examples of
successful local or regional coalition-building. Mr. Kuntz emphasized the importance coalitions
have played in getting federal and state grants, keeping jobs in Walla Walla, and maintaining
Alaska Airlines service. 
Mr. Kuntz described the Walla Walla Commission's practice of making long-term real estate
investment before a need is identified so property and facilities are available to attract investment. 
He presented the port's policy that it is its paramount duty to own land and buildings to meet the
needs of business and industry.  He stated the port has a reputation for taking derelict properties
and making them job producers. It  focuses real-estate decisions on industrial development with
the goal of attracting new investment and jobs to Walla Walla County. Mr. Kuntz stated the port 
will not purchase an industrial property until it has been on the market for two years, and only when
the port is prepared to invest and hold on to the property.  He said the strategy had been
successful.  Port-assisted businesses represent 24  percent  of the wages in the county,
21.8 percent of the total work force, and 60 percent of the largest taxpayers. For every $1.00 the
port receives in taxpayer support, port-assisted businesses pay $3.32 in taxes to the county.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013 
Mr. Kuntz noted that the port bought property adjacent to US-12 and the Union Pacific mainline in
1994 in Wallula, Washington, that was not developed by Railex LLC until 2006. After building a
facility on the property, Railex ships perishable agricultural products to the East Coast in less than
five days in temperature-controlled rail cars. Mr. Kuntz explained that Railex has transported
5 billion pounds of produce in the last five years, including produce from the Skagit Valley.  He
noted shipping products by rail saves 5.2 million gallons of fuel per train and significantly reduces
greenhouse gas emissions and truck congestion. In addition, Railex has just opened a new Wine
Services Distribution Center to store and transport Chateau Ste. Michelle wines to East Coast
markets. 
Mr. Kuntz also described the port's other major development sites, including the Burbank Business
Park, the Wallula Gap Business Park, the Dell Avenue Warehouses, the Dell Avenue Small Shops
(work space leased to artists) and the Wine Incubation buildings, where winemakers must be ready
to "graduate" in six years. Mr. Schneidmiller noted the important role Walla Walla Community
College plays in working with start-up wineries and other industries. 
Port of Seattle Commissioner Albro briefly described the Century Agenda's vision of adding
100,000 Port-related jobs in the Puget Sound region over the next 25 years. He noted the vehicle
for achieving this goal is through creating and nurturing public-private coalitions in the tourism and
logistics sectors and expanding global access to markets for Washington businesses. 
ADJOURNMENT 
There being no further business, the special meeting was recessed at 3:30 p.m. by Port of Walla
Walla Commission  President Schneidmiller  for Commissioners to participate in a tourism
roundtable. The meeting reconvened at 4:40 p.m. and was immediately adjourned. 

Bill Bryant 
Assistant Secretary 
Minutes approved: June 25, 2013.