PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA                      Item No.         3a 
SPECIAL ORDER 
Date of Meeting        July 29, 2014 
DATE:      June 27, 2014 
TO:       Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:     Luis Navarro, Director, Office of Social Responsibility 
SUBJECT:   Small Business Champion Award Presentation 
BACKGROUND 
The Office of Social Responsibility (OSR) manages the Port of Seattle's Small Business
Program.  An important goal of the program is to identify and reduce barriers to equal
participation by all small business firms in Port procurements and contracts in alignment
with the Port's Century Agenda. 
OSR also celebrates the successes of the program, and this year we are celebrating the
fourth annual Small Business Champions Awards.   These awards recognize a Port
employee or team who has championed increased small business participation at the Port, 
and a small business from the Port's roster that has provided outstanding goods or
services to the Port in 2013. The criteria are as follows: 
An Internal Small Business Champion award honors an employee or team that: 
Championed small business participation and/or impacted Port policies to support
small business participation within the Port in the previous calendar year; and 
Aligned their activities with the Port's small business goals of identifying and
reducing barriers to greater participation by small firms in all Port procurements
and contracts. 
In this category, we have chosen Michele King, Airport Dining and Retail Manager, 
Aviation Business Development, to receive the 2013 Small Business Champion Award in
recognition of her role in the success of the small business kiosk program, as well as
promoting and creating opportunities for small businesses within the Airport Dining and
Retail program. 
Jim Schone, Director, Aviation Business Development said, "Michele's leadership of this
effort led to the creation of infrastructure that provides the opportunity for local small
businesses to market their products at the Airport with minimal investment than was ever
available before. Coupled with her successful recruitment of small businesses to lease
these kiosks, the new businesses have created new employment opportunities at the
Airport and revenue to the Port."  All of the current tenants are performing well. This

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COMMISSION AGENDA 
Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
June 27, 2014 
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program is helping achieve the Commission's Century Agenda vision of creating 100,000
new jobs through the strategy of using our influence as an institution to promote small
business growth. It has also generated significant good publicity for the Port. And it has
opened up new opportunities for creating interest from the small business community in
doing business at the Airport. 

An External Small Business Champion award honors a small business firm that: 
Provided a quality product or service to the Port in the previous calendar year; 
Provided superior customer service to the Port; 
Showed commitment to continuous improvement; and 
Aligned its activities with Port objectives (green initiative, social equity,
economic development and cost efficiencies). 
In this category we have chosen Gloria Rosario, Owner of Ideal Commercial Uniforms, 
to receive the 2013 External Small Business Champion Award.  Delmas Whittaker,
Manager, Aviation Maintenance Logistics said, "From a simple Request for Quote
(RFQ), the company snapped into action, by working feverishly to find the appropriate
selections to meet our specifications. They were very timely with their responses and
eagerly offered suggestions to meet our needs. They are also very active in the Small
Business and Military Community. Over the past year, they have built a very positive
business relationship with the Port. This company continuously strives to provide all of
the services and capabilities of their much larger competitors. The management team
continuously strives to provide quality products and superior service. They don't demand
your business, they earn it!" 
OSR supports the Century Agenda by aiming to increase the proportion of funds spent by
the Port with qualified small business firms on construction and goods and services to 40
percent of eligible dollars. We do this by working with committed colleagues throughout
the Port to improve access, level the playing field, and increase participation by small
businesses, including disadvantaged business enterprises, and continue to make great
strides in this area in support of the Port's strategy of using our institutional influence to
promote small business growth and workforce development. 
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