COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          8a 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting      January 8, 2019 
DATE:     December 21, 2018 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Rudy Caluza, Director, Accounting & Financial Reporting 
SUBJECT:  Resolution No. 3756  Delegation of authority to sell and convey Port personal
property for 2019 not exceeding a value of $19,000 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request introduction of Resolution No. 3756: A resolution of the Port Commission of the Port of
Seattle authorizing the Executive Director to sell and convey Port personal property in 2019 in
accordance with RCW 53.08.090 with a value not greater than $19,000  and repealing
Resolutions No. 3715, 3730, and 3743, dealing with the same subject. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The Port of Seattle regularly determines that personal property is no longer needed for port
district  purposes  and  prepares  accordingly  for  its  disposal.  Commission  authorization  is
required to grant the Executive Director authority to sell and convey port district personal
property of $19,000 or less in value in accordance with RCW 53.08.090. 
JUSTIFICATION 
Pursuant to RCW 53.08.090, the Commission may, by resolution renewed from year to year,
authorize the managing official of a port district to sell and convey port district personal
property of $10,000 or less in value. RCW 53.08.090(2) requires yearly adjustment of the
$10,000 limit based on the governmental price index. Such adjustment results in a $19,000 limit
for 2019, the same level as 2018. It is now the appropriate time for the Commission to renew
the Executive Director's authority for the year 2019. 
Surplus items that fall within the $19,000 fair market value limit have been well utilized over
the years with many having reached the end of their useful lives. The Port on average surpluses,
through either sale or disposal, about $15,000-$30,000 in equipment, furnishings and
computer/mobility devices, and about $30,000  in rolling stock/vehicles, each year.  Also,
Chapter 39.33 RCW in part authorizes the Port to sell, transfer or exchange surplus property to
the state or other local jurisdictions. As in 2017, Port staff has again proactively reached out to
jurisdictions  in 2018, including the   school districts   where the Port  transferred  certain
computer mobility devices. Seattle School District received 84 iPhones and 19 iPads. Highline

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School District received 91 iPhones and 20 iPads. The school districts use the devices for the
younger grades to educate and prepare them on the use of technology.

ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
(1)   Draft Resolution No. 3756 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
January 9, 2018  The Commission adopted Resolution No. 3743, authorizing the Executive
Director to sell and convey Port personal property in accordance with RCW 53.08.090. 
March 10, 2017  The Commission adopted Resolution No. 3730, authorizing the Chief
Executive Officer to sell and convey Port personal property in accordance with RCW
53.08.090. 
January 17, 2017  The Commission approved for First Reading, Resolution No. 3730: A
Resolution of the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle, authorizing the Chief Executive
Officer to sell and convey Port personal property in 2017 in accordance with RCW
53.08.090 with a value not greater than $19,000.  The Commission requested staff to
provide at second reading: (1) an overview of the types and dollar value of items
determined surplus and disposed of; and (2) an update on the ability of the Port to
transfer surplus property to school districts and progress made. 
February 23, 2016  The Commission adopted Resolution No. 3715, authorizing the Chief
Executive Officer to sell and convey Port personal property in accordance with RCW
53.08.090. 







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