Commissioners                                             Tay Yoshitani 
Chief Executive Officer 
Tom Albro 
Commission President 
Bill Bryant                                P.O. Box 1209 
John Creighton                    Seattle, Washington 98111 
Courtney Gregoire                    www.portseattle.org 
206.787.3000 
APPROVED MINUTES 
COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING APRIL 9, 2013 
The Port of Seattle Commission met in a regular meeting Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Port of Seattle
Headquarters, Commission Chambers, 2711 Alaskan Way, Seattle,Washington. Commissioners 
Albro, Bryant, and Gregoire were present. Commissioner Creighton was excused to attend to
other Port business. 
1.   CALL TO ORDER 
The regular meeting was called to order at 1:05 p.m. by Tom Albro, Commission President. 
2.   EXECUTIVE SESSION pursuant to RCW 42.30.110 
None. 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 
3.   APPROVAL OF MINUTES 
Please refer to the Unanimous Consent Calendar. 
4.   SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS 
None. 
5.   UNANIMOUS CONSENT CALENDAR 
[Clerk's Note: Items on the Unanimous Consent Calendar are considered routine and are not
individually discussed; however, Port Commissioners receive the request documents prior to the
meeting and may remove items from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and vote in
accordance with Commission bylaws.] 
5a.  Approval of the minutes of the special meeting of February 14, 2013, and the special
meetings (two) of February 26, 2013. 
5b.  Approval of Claims and Obligations for the period of March 1, 2013, to March 31, 2013,
in an amount of $40,239,669.91. 


Digital recordings of the meeting proceedings and meeting materials are available online  www.portseattle.org.






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5c.  Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to issue Change Order No. 009 for the Bag
Claim Device 14 and Lower Inbound Conveyor Replacement project to grant a no-cost
time extension of 71 calendar days to the contract completion date.  Upon approval of
this change order, the new contract completion date will be March 30, 2013.  No
additional funds are requested as this is a no-cost change order. 
Request document(s): Commission agenda memorandum dated April 1, 2013, provided by Ralph
Graves, Managing Director, Capital Development Division, and Janice Zahn, Assistant Director of
Engineering  Construction Services. 
5d.  Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA) between the Port of Seattle and the International Longshore Workers Union
Local 9, representing Tour Group Coordinators.  This MOA extends the terms of the
current collective bargaining agreement for one year and provides wage rates for the
2013 cruise season. This MOA affects 12 seasonal positions. The estimated combined
total of annual cost increases to the Port for the duration of the MOA is $4,639.93. 
Request document(s):  Commission agenda memorandum  dated April 2, 2013, collective
bargaining agreement, and memorandum of agreement provided by Kim Ramsey, Labor Relations
Manager. 
Motion for approval of consent items 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d  Bryant 
Second  Gregoire 
Motion carried by the following vote: 
In Favor: Albro, Bryant, Gregoire (3) 
Absent for the vote: Creighton 
PUBLIC TESTIMONY 
As noted on the agenda, public comment was received from the following individual(s): 
Don Harper, member of the Neighborhood Advisory Committee and Queen Anne
Community Council. Mr. Harper commented in support of agenda item 6a, transferring
the Terminal 91 West Yard to the City of Seattle and King County, noting the ability for
the City to use the property as a public park. 
John Coney, Co-President of the Uptown Urban Alliance.  Mr. Coney commented in
support of agenda item 6a noting that the Uptown Urban Center is connected to the
Terminal 91 West Yard by bicycle and pedestrian facilities that may eventually extend to
Lake Union and that conversion of the West Yard into a park is of benefit to the Uptown
Urban Center and its residents. 
Bruce Carter, President of Friends of Smith Cove Park.  Mr. Carter commented in
support of agenda item 6a and the creation of a park at the West Yard and thanked the
Commission and various elected officials and staff for making it possible. 
Susan Kostoff, NorthSTAR Program Manager for Alaska Air Group.  Ms. Kostoff
commented in support of agenda item 6b, regarding a project labor agreement for the
NorthSTAR program at the Airport, noting Alaska's support of a project labor agreement
for the program.





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6.   DIVISION, CORPORATE, AND COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS 
6a.  First Reading of Resolution No. 3679: A Resolution of the Port Commission of the Port
of Seattle declaring surplus and no longer needed for port district purposes
approximately 5.39 acres of Port-owned real property located in the City of Seattle,
commonly known as the T-91 West Yard; amending the Comprehensive Scheme to
reflect that the property is surplus to the needs of the Port and is deleted from Unit
No. 1; and further authorizing the sale of said real property to the City of Seattle and
King County. 
Request document(s): Commission agenda memorandum dated April 1, 2013, exhibits, and
Resolution No. 3679 provided by Joe McWilliams, Managing Director, Real Estate Division. 
There was no presentation at this time. The Port Commissioners received a presentation on
Resolution No. 3679 during a preliminary briefing on April 2, 2013, and the request documents
were distributed for review prior to the meeting of April 9, 2013. 
Motion for first reading of Resolution No. 3679  Bryant 
Second  Gregoire 
Motion carried by the following vote: 
In Favor: Albro, Bryant, Gregoire (3) 
Absent for the vote: Creighton 
6b.  Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to enter into a project labor agreement
covering the NorthSTAR program's five major construction projects. 
Request document(s): Commission agenda memorandum dated April 1, 2013, provided by Ralph
Graves, Managing Director, Capital Development Division, and Gary Schmitt, Director Labor
Relations. 
Presenter(s): George England, Capital Program Leader. 
The Commission received a presentation that included the following relevant information: 
The NorthSTAR program is estimated at $300 million, includes five major projects, is a
complex, multi-year program, and will involve all crafts at one time or another; 
A programmatic project labor agreement is recommended for the entire NorthSTAR
program due in part to the fact that all the collective bargaining agreements with the
various crafts expire prior to project completion, creating potential for labor delays; 
More than 2,000 jobs are expected to be created by the NorthSTAR program; 
Interconnectivity of the projects and their schedules and the Port's commitment to
schedule milestones are critical to the project; and 
The implementation of a project labor agreement should ensure the ability to stay on
schedule, navigate the various provisions of collective bargaining agreements
associated with the project and related jurisdictional issues, minimize impacts to Airport


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and airline operations, and ensure labor harmony, a quality workforce, and a safe and
uniform project environment. 
Motion for approval of item 6b  Gregoire 
Second  Bryant 
Motion carried by the following vote: 
In Favor: Albro, Bryant, Gregoire (3) 
Absent for the vote: Creighton 
6c.  Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to direct staff to develop design
documents, execute consultant contracts, apply for permits, and prepare construction
documents as part of the Terminal 46 Lease Improvements project for an estimated
cost of $6,000,000. 
Request document(s): Commission agenda memorandum dated March 20, 2013, provided by
Michael Burke, Director Seaport Leasing and Asset Management, and Ticson Mach, Capital
Project Manager. 
Presenter(s): Mr. Burke and Mr. Mach. 
The Commission received a presentation that included the following relevant information: 
Lease Amendment 13 with Total Terminals International approved by the Commission
on December 11, 2012, committed the Port to improvements at Terminal 46, of which
this request is the first phase; 
Improvements include pavement overlay, stormwater treatment facilities, and crane rail
extension; and 
Work will be phased over multiple years and construction authorization will likely be
requested toward the end of 2013. 
Commissioner Bryant noted that Terminal 46 is adjacent to the proposed sports arena in the
Duwamish Manufacturing and Industrial Center (SoDo) and that the terminal represents about
3,200 jobs, $370 million in business income, and over $24 million in state and local taxes. He
stated the authorization is a new investment by the Port of approximately $25-$30 million in
Terminal 46 to promote jobs and generate business. 
Motion for approval of item 6c  Bryant 
Second  Gregoire 
Motion carried by the following vote: 
In Favor: Albro, Bryant, Gregoire (3) 
Absent for the vote: Creighton




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6d.  First Reading of Resolution No. 3680: A Resolution of the Port Commission of the Port
of Seattle amending and restating Resolution No. 3504; authorizing the issuance and
sale of special facility revenue refunding bonds in the aggregate principal amount of
not to exceed $100,000,000, for the purpose of refinancing the Port's Special Facility
Revenue Bonds (SEATAC Fuel Facilities LLC), Series 2003; setting forth certain bond
terms and covenants; and delegating authority to approve final terms and conditions of
the bonds. 
Request document(s): Commission agenda memorandum dated April 1, 2013, and Resolution
No. 3680 provided by Elizabeth Morrison, Director, Corporate Finance. 
Presenter(s): Ms. Morrison. 
The Commission received a presentation that included the following relevant information: 
The original bonds were issued in 2003 to fund construction of a fuel hydrant system, 
including a tank farm, underground fuel pits, and piping to passenger gates that
improved safety conditions and was completed in 2006; 
The bonds that funded the project were special facility revenue bonds that are secured
by lease revenue collected from the fuel consortium, Sea-Tac Fuel Facilities Inc.; 
Most of the airlines serving the Airport participate in the consortium and pay the
consortium through an interline agreement, the fees for which are forwarded to the bond
trustee and subsequently conveyed to the bond holders; 
The consortium's rent to the bond trustee is equal to the debt service on the bonds; 
The bonds are also secured by a security agreement and guarantee to the trustee and
by a debt service reserve fund held by the trustee; 
The bonds are callable on June 1, 2013, for savings, which is estimated at seven
percent or approximately $7 million in present value, and which will reduce the
consortium's annual lease payment by approximately $500,000; 
Savings to the consortium's lease payments would result in reduction of airline fees; 
The original structure of the bonds is retained by the resolution and all currently
outstanding bonds would be replaced by the new bond issue; and 
Parameters under which the CEO is authorized to execute sale of the bonds include not
exceeding a par amount of $100 million, achieving a savings of at least four percent, and
sale of the bonds within six months of adoption of the resolution. 
In response to Commissioner Albro, Ms. Morrison confirmed that repayment of principal is not
delayed by the bond refunding. 
Motion for first reading of Resolution No. 3680  Gregoire 
Second  Bryant 
Motion carried by the following vote: 
In Favor: Albro, Bryant, Gregoire (3) 
Absent for the vote: Creighton





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6e.  Industrial Development Corporation  (IDC)   Approval of minutes, designation of
officers, and annual report. 
Request document(s): IDC agenda memorandums dated March 22, 2013, regarding approval of
minutes, election of officers, and 2012 annual report. IDC meeting minutes of April 9, 2013, will be
made available for inspection in Port offices upon approval. 
RECESSED AND RECONVENED 
The regular meeting of the Port of Seattle Commission was recessed at 1:29 p.m. to hold the annual
meeting of the Industrial Development Corporation of the Port of Seattle. The regular meeting of the
Port of Seattle Commission reconvened at 1:37 p.m., chaired by Commissioner Albro. 
7.   STAFF BRIEFINGS 
7a.  Competitive Situation Update  Container Business. 
Presentation  document(s):  Commission agenda memorandum  dated April 1, 2013, and
presentation slides provided by Bari Bookout, Director Seaport Commercial Strategy. 
Presenter(s): Ms. Bookout. 
The Commission received a presentation that included the following relevant information: 
Container vessels are getting larger and the focus of shipping companies is on cost
containment; 
Larger ships provide better economies of scale for shippers on a per-unit basis and are
more fuel efficient; 
Vessels increasing deployed into the trans-Pacific market carry between 8,800 to 13,000
TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units); 
Larger ships require infrastructure and operational adjustments to prevent congestion at
terminal gates and on rail lines and other delays that slow the turning of cargo vessels; 
The likelihood of ships larger than 10,000 TEUs calling in the Port's market is high based
on orders for vessels of this size among shipping lines already calling at the Port of
Seattle; 
Expansion of terminal capacity in North America is reflected in $12 billion in planned
capacity expansion in the form of harbor deepening, implementation of automation to
move cargo more efficiently and cost-effectively within a smaller footprint, and terminal
expansions and upgrades; 
Rail and storage capacity near terminals is another component of upgrades enhancing
the ability of competitor ports to accommodate larger vessels; 
Terminal automation ranges from use of automated gantry cranes and shuttle chassis, or
"bomb carts," to use of laser-guided cranes; 
The Port's core market in the upper Midwest and OhioValley is heavily targeted by
competing ports in Canada, Southern California, the Gulf of Mexico, and the East Coast; 
Canadian railroads are aggressively eroding barriers to shipping goods to the U.S.;



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Streamlining of cargo coming to the U.S. from Canadian Ports is expanding under the
auspices of the North American Free Trade Agreement and has the potential to further
incentivize movement of cargo bound for U.S. markets to Canadian ports; 
Coordinated expansion of ports in British Columbia includes over 25 projects valued at
about $1 billion in Canadian dollars aimed at improving freight mobility between the ports
of Prince Rupert and Vancouver to the Chicago market; 
A shift in manufacturing from Northern China and Japan toward Southeast Asia may shift
cargo bound for the U.S. East Coast and Midwest away from trans-Pacific routes to
routes through the Suez Canal and across the Atlantic Ocean; 
Near-sourced manufacturing in Central and South America would not be reliant on U.S.
Pacific ports for access to markets in the Eastern and Central United States; 
Global container growth is leveling; 
Export capacity for primarily agricultural goods leaving Washington is constrained by
deadweight capacity more so than container capacity resulting in export cargo value that
is approximately a third of import cargo value; 
Availability of specialized container equipment restricts agricultural exports; 
Rate differentials between the Pacific Northwest and Southern California provide an
opportunity to source agricultural products such as hay to China more competitively
through California rather than through Washington ports; 
Incentive scenarios employed by Southeastern U.S. ports were presented; 
The status of current Port of Seattle terminals for accommodating larger vessels was
described; 
Trans-Pacific import market share trends for the U.S. East Coast, West Coast, and
Puget Sound in particular were presented; and 
The Port's strategic focus is on infrastructure improvements to accommodate large ships
efficiently and cost-effectively, increased terminal productivity, increasing and anchoring
imports to support exports, promotion of transloading to support availability of equipment
that supports exports, and to continue to address imbalances promoted by the U.S.
Harbor Maintenance Tax. 
Commissioner Albro requested more information on the proportion of vessels in the fleets of
carriers calling at the Port of Seattle that are in the 10,000 TEU or greater category compared to
the carriers' entire fleets.
In response to Commissioner Albro, Ms. Bookout described the process of transloading, which has
the potential to reduce customer cost and environmental impact by consolidating container cargo
into larger intermodal units for transport to its ultimate destination. Commissioner Bryant noted the
need for emphasis on transportation and land-use issues to bolster distribution centers in the
Kent/Auburn Valley in support of cargo efforts such as promotion of transloading. 
7b.  Seattle-Tacoma Airport International Arrivals Facility. 
Presentation document(s):  Commission agenda memorandum  dated March 22, 2013, and
presentation slides provided by Elizabeth Leavitt, Director Aviation Planning and Environmental
Programs.

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Presenter(s): Ms. Leavitt and Mark Reis, Managing Director, Aviation Division. 
The Commission received a presentation that included the following relevant information: 
There are a number of Century Agenda strategies and objectives supported by
improvement of the Airport's International Arrivals Facility; 
Statistics on connecting and originating passengers and number of international
passengers arriving at the Airport and requiring clearance through the Airport's Federal
Inspection Services were presented; 
Approximately two-thirds of international passengers requiring clearance through the
Federal Inspection Services facility remain in the region and do not connect to domestic
flights with the largest share of these being Delta Air Lines passengers; 
International passenger growth is expected to continue to outpace domestic passenger
growth during the next decade; 
The history and capacity constraints of the South Satellite, where international flights
arrive, were summarized and it was noted that passenger activity reached capacity in
2013; 
Nonstop intercontinental flight services were presented, including new services to
Shanghai and Tokyo and nonstop service to Dubai; 
The mid-day international peak at the Airport is driven by scheduling for connections in
originating and final arrival locations and has increased 127 percent since 2004 and is
anticipated to increase to 182 percent by 2018; 
Conditions during peak times of 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., rather than average usage,
drives facility capacity for international arrivals; 
The frequency of occasions when international passengers have to be held on board
aircraft or in the "sterile" corridor of the Federal Inspection Services facility due to lack of
capacity in the facility fluctuates but is trending toward an overall increase, as is the
amount of time the events last, which results in inconvenience to passengers and cost to
airlines; 
Design and construction of a new facility will require five years to complete; 
Inefficiencies and the poor customer experience associated with the South Satellite 
facility were summarized; 
Short-term measures to optimize use of the existing facility were described; 
Problems expected after 2018 if no new facility is built were summarized and competition
from other airports was noted; 
Long-term facility planning objectives include delivery of just-in-time improvements,
minimizing capital and operational costs, minimizing long-term cost of ownership, and
encouragement of international service; 
International Arrivals Facility expansion options were described and include a new facility
on Concourse A that might cost between $250 and $300 million (option 1) and a dual
processing facility at the South Satellite and Concourse A that might cost between $335
and $405 million (option 4); 
Expansion of the South Satellite facility and expansion of the South Satellite with
additional international facilities improvements on Concourse A were considered and
rejected due to expense and impacts to operations and adjacent facilities;




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The advantages and disadvantages of options 1 and 4 were presented; and 
Next steps include further analysis of the alternatives, recommendation of a preferred
option, defining the project, environmental review, and request for design authorization in
the summer of 2013. 
In response to Commissioner Bryant, Mark Reis, Managing Director, Aviation Division, explained
that while customs staffing is also critical to efficiently moving international passengers through any
facility smoothly, facility improvements can mitigate many of the upstream impacts arising from
holding passengers on aircraft or in corridors. Ms. Leavitt noted that facility improvements also
address other bottlenecks inherent in the capacity of the current facility. 
Commissioner Bryant requested additional information on the lifecycle costs of the international
arrivals facility options presented.  Commissioner Albro proposed that the international growth
projections provided might be under-projected. Mr. Reis noted that accommodation of peak hours
varies depending on where new international service is identified globally. 
7c.  Capital Improvement Projects for the Fourth Quarter, 2012. 
Presentation document(s):   Commission agenda memorandum  dated March 21, 2013,
presentation slides, and quarterly report provided by Ralph Graves, Managing Director, Capital
Development. 
Presenter(s): Mr. Graves. 
The Commission received a presentation that included the following relevant information: 
There are 100 projects in the quarterly report, 56 of which are within or ahead of target
schedule and budget, 43 of which have variance either to schedule or budget, and one
of which has a variance to both schedule and budget; 
Schedule delays for the Claim 14 and Lower Inbound project were due to Hurricane
Sandy; 
Cargo 6 Enhancements was delayed to combine it with enhancements at Cargo 2 and 5; 
Federal Inspection Services Improvements Phase 1 will be delayed due to addition of a
60 percent design phase; 
Doug Fox Lot Service Upgrades is delayed due to weather restrictions on pouring of
asphalt; 
Emergency Lighting Parking was delayed due to decisions on scope; 
Vertical Conveyance Modernization Program Aeronautical was altered to install two new
elevators and to rephrase construction; 
Runway 16C/34C Panel/Joint Sealant Replacement is in closeout mode and savings of
about $700,000 have been identified; 
Lagoon 3 Bird Wires has exceeded construction cost growth of 10 percent; 
Although the Terminal Escalator Modernization project has exceeded construction cost
growth by more than 34 percent and may not have been well suited to the design/build
project model;

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Central Plant Pre-Conditioned Air has experienced project growth over 19 percent and
will likely increase further; it was noted that design for this project was accelerated to
take advantage of a grant opportunity; 
Baggage Handling System (C-22-C1, MK1, and TC3) project has construction cost
growth of more than 12 percent and involved less-than-adequate coordination with
maintenance; 
The Terminal 115 Declaration of Emergency, in which a waterline break resulted in
subsurface erosion, was completed March 20, 2013, ahead of schedule; 
Corporate Information and Communications Technology project schedule variances
were summarized; and 
It was noted that the aggregate percentage of small business contracting for 2010-2012
was 31 percent. 
8.   NEW BUSINESS 
None. 
9.   POLICY ROUNDTABLE 
None. 
10.  ADJOURNMENT 
There being no further business, the regular meeting was adjourned at 2:58 p.m. 

Bill Bryant 
Assistant Secretary 
Minutes approved: May 28, 2013.