PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA              Item No.      5f 
ACTION ITEM                Date of Meeting    March 26, 2013 

DATE:    March 18, 2013 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Mary Gin Kennedy, Director of Commission Services 
SUBJECT:  Motion to Authorize Promotional Hosting for Port of Seattle Commissioners in
2013 
ACTION REQUESTED:
Request Commission authorization for Commissioners to engage in promotional hosting during
Calendar Year 2013. 
BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to RWC 53.36.140, the Port Commission adopted Resolution No. 2779 in 1979, which
established the rules and regulations governing promotional hosting for Port Commissioners and
Port employees. The resolution specifically authorized Port Commissioners to make such
expenditures. RCW 53.36.140 also states that Port Commissioners "shall not personally make
such expenditures, or seek reimbursement therefor, except where specific authorization of such
expenditures has been approved by the port commission." 
To comply with state law, the Commission is required to approve promotional hosting
expenditures by Commissioners. This motion authorizes promotional hosting for Calendar Year
2013.