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APPROVED MINUTES 
COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 10, 2015 
The Port of Seattle Commission met in a special meeting Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in the
International  Auditorium  at  Seattle-Tacoma  International  Airport,  Seattle,  Washington.
Commissioners Albro, Bowman, Bryant, and Creighton were present. Commissioner Gregoire was
absent. 
1.   CALL TO ORDER 
The meeting was called to order at 12:07 p.m. by Commission Co-President Stephanie Bowman. 
2.   EXECUTIVE SESSION pursuant to RCW 42.30.110 
The public meeting was immediately recessed to an executive session estimated to last 60 minutes
to discuss matters relating to potential litigation, legal risk, performance on a publicly bid contract,
and performance of a public employee. Following the executive session, which lasted
approximately 35 minutes, the public meeting reconvened at 1:04 p.m. 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 
A recording of this part of the meeting has been made available online. 
3.   SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS  None. 
Without objection, the Commission advanced to consideration of  
5.   PUBLIC TESTIMONY 
Public comment related to matters other than Terminal 5, the Port's lease with Foss Maritime, or
Shell Oil Company was received from the following individual(s): 
Cherie Kidd, City of Port Angeles City Councilmember, who commented in support of
agenda item 6c, revising the Port's incentive program for commercial air service to
unserved communities in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. 
Colleen McAleer, Port Commissioner, Port of Port Angeles, who commented in support
of agenda item 6c, revising the Port's incentive program for commercial air service to
unserved communities in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. 
Dan Gase, City of Port Angeles City Councilmember, who commented in support of
agenda item 6c, revising the Port's incentive program for commercial air service to
unserved communities in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. 

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Michael Yost, Director, Corporate Real Estate, United Airlines, who commented on the
importance of equitable financing for the Airport's proposed new International Arrivals
Facility and concerns by United over diversion of passenger facility charges. 
Commissioner Bryant made remarks clarifying circumstances surrounding the Port's lease with
Foss Maritime for interim use of Terminal 5. 
Further public comment was received regarding the Port's lease with Foss Maritime for interim use
of Terminal 5. The following individuals spoke in opposition to the lease for a variety of reasons,
including global climate change, opposition to Arctic oil drilling, lack of transparency, and Shell Oil
Company's environmental record: 
Zarna Joshi, Seattle 
Barb Drake, Seattle 
Robert Siadak, Seattle 
Mark Powell, Puget Sound Program Director, Washington Environmental Council 
Renny Reep, Seattle Raging Grannies 
Sue Kay, Seattle Raging Grannies 
Elizabeth Dequine, Seattle Raging Grannies 
Cynthia Linet, Seattle Raging Grannies 
Laurie Rostholder, Seattle Raging Grannies 
The Raging Grannies also submitted the lyrics to their protest song, which are attached
as minutes Exhibit A and are available for public review 
Dr. Susan Lubetkin, Seattle 
Alison Fujino, Alaskan Wilderness League 
Pastor Marilyn Cornwell, Seattle 
Annette Klapstein, Seattle, who also submitted written materials attached as minutes
Exhibit B that are available for public review 
David Perk, Seattle 
Michael Foster, Plant for the Planet, who also submitted written materials attached as
minutes Exhibit C that are available for public review 
Sandy Cioffi, Seattle 
Mohawk Kuzma, Seattle 
Glen Hiemstra, Seattle 
Alex Brott, Organizer, Fuse Washington 
Imogene Williams,  Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action, SAFE, Seattle
Solidarity, and 43rd Legislative District Democrats 
James Little, Seattle 
Robert Stagman, Mercer Island 
Richard Voget, Seattle 
Brian Reindel, Seattle 
Carlo Voli, 350 Seattle and Rising Tide Seattle 
Kurtis Dengler, Coalition for Port Accountability, who also submitted written materials
attached as minutes Exhibit D that are available for public review 
John L. Flynn, Sierra Club 

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Beth Doglio, Climate Solutions 
Wendy Jones, Climate Action Bainbridge 
Jack Smith, Seattle 
Sarra Tekola, Seattle 
Mary Lou Dickerson, former Washington State Representative, District 36 
Emily Johnston, 350 Seattle 
Davis Oldham, Seattle 
Kevin Fenwick, Field Manager, Environment Washington 
Andrew Kidde, Seattle 
Peggy Willis, Seattle 
Aaron Silverberg, 350.org 
Robby Stern, Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action 
Aji Piper, Plant for the Planet 
Forrest Baum, Seattle 
Selden Prentice, 350 Seattle 
Mike Dash, Seattle 
Langdon Marsh, Seattle, who also submitted written materials attached as minutes
Exhibit E that are available for public review 
Erin Cook, Kirkland 
Derek Cook, Kirkland 
Nicholas Curtwright, Seattle 
Lisa Dekker, 350.org and Sierra Club 
Joelle Robinson, Seattle 
Karen Powers, Seattle 
Basilia Brownell, Seattle 
Mark Hennon, Seattle 
Michael Almoslino, Earth Citizen Center 
Darby Bundy, Seattle 
David Lopez, Seattle 
John Loranger, Seattle 350 
Brian Gunn, Auburn 
Sam Bliss, bicycle rider 
Don Bennett, Evergreen Democratic Club 
Charles Conatzer, Seattle 
Frank Backus, Seattle 
James Parker, Kshama Sawant Re-Election Campaign 
Peter Goldman, Seattle 
Kailyn Nicholson, Socialist Alternative 
Laurie Almoslino, Earth Citizen Center 
Lee Colleton, Socialist Alternative 
Doug Guillot, Seattle 
Ahmed Gaya, Seattle 

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The following individuals spoke in favor of the lease for a variety of reasons, including job creation,
strength of Seattle's maritime sector, and Foss Maritime's environmental and safety record: 
Eric Schinfeld, Washington Council on International Trade 
Rear Admiral John Lockwood, U.S. Coast Guard, retired, and Senior Advisor to Vigor
Industrial, who also submitted written materials attached as minutes Exhibit F that are
available for public review 
Ted Musselman, Washington Operations Manager, Jones Stevedoring Company 
Kerry Walsh, Project Manager, Global Diving and Salvage Inc. 
Ralph Braseth, Seattle resident 
Peter Philips, Pacific Maritime Magazine 
Mike Murray, Master Mates and Pilots 
Jimmy Haun, Political Director, Northwest Carpenters 
Aaron Harrington, General Manager, Global Diving 
Charles Costanzo, Vice President, American Waterways Operators 
Jordan Royer, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association 
RECESSED AND RECONVENED 
The meeting was recessed at 3:00 p.m. and reconvened at 3:08 p.m., chaired by Commissioner
Bowman. Public testimony was received before and after the recess. 
The following individuals submitted written materials in lieu of verbal testimony: 
Susan Mark, minutes Exhibit G available for public review 
Lisa Marcus, Seattle resident, minutes Exhibit H available for public review 
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, minutes Exhibit I available for public review 
A recording of this part of the meeting has been made available online. 
Following completion of public testimony, without objection, the Commission advanced to
consideration of  
8.   ADDITIONAL NEW BUSINESS 
8a.  Commission Discussion Regarding Foss Maritime Lease at Terminal 5. 
Commissioners commented on the situation surrounding the Port's lease with Foss Maritime at
Terminal 5. Commissioner Albro proposed the following motion, which was not included on the
special meeting agenda and was not eligible for final action at the March 10 special meeting. 
Statement in Support of the Motion 
The Port of Seattle Commission is ultimately responsible for all Port of Seattle actions. It is
rightfully held accountable by the public as the elected executive governing body of the Port. 
The Port of Seattle's marine terminals, and in particular the Terminal 5 container facility, are vitally
important to Washington's trade-driveneconomy. Terminal 5 is recognized as one of the most
competitively positioned container facilities in the Pacific Northwest and is therefore a critical

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element of the Port's efforts to handle larger container vessels and grow the Puget Sound
Gateway. The Port of Seattle is upgrading Terminal 5 to attract a terminal operator and grow
container volumes. 
The terms of the Foss Maritime Company's interim use of Terminal 5 are specifically structured to
accommodate the Port of Seattle's planned improvements and reletting of the facility for container
operations. 
The Foss Maritime Company use supports the pursuit of Arctic oil exploratory drilling by Royal
Dutch Shell. Arctic drilling is a matter of public importance and subject to widely varying views. 
In keeping with the Commission's responsibility to support Washington state's economy, manage
the Port's assets in asustainable manner, and hold itself accountable to the public, the Port of
Seattle Commission is asserting its control over critical elements of the Terminal 5 interim use 
under the Foss Maritime Company lease. 
Motion 
Unless otherwise decided by a vote of the Port of Seattle Commission, pursuant to due process
and compliance with Washington state's Open Public Meetings Act, [Clerk's Note: Chapter 42.30
RCW] the Port of Seattle Term Lease Agreement No. 002652 with Foss Maritime Company dated
February 9, 2015, shall not be amended in any way, and further: 
1.   The Commission hereby reserves to itself all decisions pertaining to the following elements of
the lease: any tenant request for expansion (Section 1.2); mutual options to extend (Section
2.4); any approval for tenant-requested changes of use (Section 5.1); any authorization of
tenant assignment and/or sublease (Section 13.1); election of remedies in the case of tenant
default (Section 14.2); and consent for holding over (Section 18.3). 
2.   Consistent with paragraph 1 above, the CEO is hereby directed to administer said lease to
ensure tenant vacates the premises at the end of the initial term of two years unless
instructed otherwise by future public action of the Commission. 
3.   As part of the development of Policy Directives as called for under the new General
Delegation (Resolution No. 3704, currently under consideration), the Commission will
establish new requirements for leases of significant public interest including, at a minimum, a
30-day public comment period and the completion of all relevant environmental reviews in
advance of Commission consideration. 
Commissioner Albro recalled his and Commissioner Gregoire's opposition to the lease with Foss
Maritime and described the motion as an expression of the Commission's responsibility to the
public to govern the Port of Seattle and intervene in standard procedures when matters of
significant public interest are involved. The detrimental ramifications of recission of the Foss lease,
the validity of the proposition that jobs and environmental sustainability need not be in conflict, the
need for robust public participation going forward, competing community priorities, the widespread
inter-dependence of Seattle's economy with the Alaska energy economy, and the proposal to
consider the motion for 30 days prior to taking final action were discussed. 
A recording of this part of the meeting has been made available online. 

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The Commission returned to consideration of  
4.   UNANIMOUS CONSENT CALENDAR 
[Clerk's Note: Items on the Unanimous Consent Calendar are considered routine and are not
individually discussed. 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.] 
4a.  Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to advertise for construction bids, execute
a construction contract, and fund the implementation phase of the Terminal 91
Substation Upgrade Project for an estimated cost of $1,571,000, bringing the total
authorized amount to $1,995,000. 
Request document(s) included a Commission agenda memorandum and presentation slides. 
The motion for approval of consent item 4a carried by the following vote: 
In Favor: Albro, Bowman, Bryant, Creighton (4) 
Absent for the vote: Gregoire 
A recording of this part of the meeting has been made available online. 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
In response to an audience inquiry, CEO Fick clarified that the lease with Foss Maritime was
executed on February 9, 2015, and funds collected already from the lease are contributing to
preparation of Terminal 5 to accommodate larger ships and grow container volumes. He explained
that the lease cannot be voided or rescinded without incurring millions of dollars for breach of contract
with Foss Maritime. He stated that the Port would not put public funds or the ability of the Port to
continue to do business in the public interest in jeopardy by breaching the lease. Consideration of
options to extend the lease after two years would be triggered by a request from Foss and there is no
opportunity for the Port to act positively or negatively on those options at this time. 
A recording of this part of the meeting has been made available online. 
Public testimony was considered previously, and the Commission advanced to the order of  
6.   DIVISION, CORPORATE, AND COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS 
6a.  Second Reading and Final Passage of Resolution No. 3703: A Resolution of the Port
Commission of the Port of Seattle, authorizing the sale and issuance of limited tax
general obligation and refunding bonds of the Port in the aggregate principal amount
of not to exceed $200,000,000 for eligible Port purposes,including payment of all or a 
portion of the Port's contributionfor the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program,
and refunding of certain outstanding obligations of the Port; and authorizing a
Designated Port Representative to approve certain matters relating to the bonds
including date or dates of the sale of the bonds, approval of  the bid offering,
acceptance of bids for the bonds, execution of all documents and actions necessary to

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sell and deliver the bonds, preparation and dissemination of a preliminary official 
statement and final official statement; and providing for continuing disclosure. 
Request document(s) included a Commission agenda memorandum, draft resolution, and funding
agreement. 
Presenter(s): Elizabeth Morrison, Director, Corporate Finance. 
The motion for Second Reading and Final Passage of Resolution No. 3703 carried by the
following vote: 
In Favor: Albro, Bowman, Bryant, Creighton (4) 
Absent for the vote: Gregoire 
A recording of this part of the meeting has been made available online. 
Without objection, the following agenda item  
6b.  First Reading of Resolution No. 3704: A Resolution of the Port of Seattle Commission
repealing portions of Resolution No. 3628 and adopting the General Delegation of
Authority from the Port Commission to the Chief Executive Officer ("General
Delegation"). [laid on the table] 
was laid on the table and Resolution No. 3704 did not obtain First Reading. 
6c.  Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to implement a revised incentive program
for new commercial air service for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to enhance its
Category E  Small Community Air Service for unserved destinations in Washington,
Oregon, and Idaho through fee waivers and the inclusion of promotional funding
consistent with Categories A-D of the Airport's overall air service incentive program. 
Request document(s) included a Commission agenda memorandum and draft incentive program. 
Presenter(s): Michael Ehl, Director, Aviation Operations, and Kazue Ishiwata, Senior Manager, Air
Service Development. 
The motion for approval of item 6c carried by the following vote: 
In Favor: Albro, Bowman, Bryant, Creighton (4) 
Absent for the vote: Gregoire 
A recording of this part of the meeting has been made available online. 
7.   STAFF BRIEFINGS 
Without objection, the following agenda item  
7a.  2014 Fourth Quarter Capital Improvement Projects Report. [laid on the table] 
was laid on the table. 

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Without objection, the following agenda item  
7b.  2014 Financial Performance Briefing. [laid on the table] 
was laid on the table. 
8.   ADDITIONAL NEW BUSINESS 
There was no further additional new business. 
9.   ADJOURNMENT 
There was no further business, and the meeting adjourned at 4:52 p.m. 
Tom Albro 
Secretary 
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