PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.       4i 
ACTION ITEM 
Date of Meeting    February 23, 2016 
DATE:    February 5, 2016 
TO:      Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   Tom Tanaka, Senior Port Counsel 
Dan Thomas, Chief Financial Officer 
SUBJECT:  Authorization for Chief Executive Officer to Execute an Interlocal Agreement with
the Northwest Seaport Alliance ("NWSA") to Implement a Series of Support
Service Agreements to Allow Port Staff to Provide Services to the NWSA 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute an interlocal
agreement (ILA) with the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to implement a series of support
service agreements to allow Port staff to provide services to the NWSA.
SYNOPSIS 
The NWSA will require service support from different departments at the Ports of Seattle and
Tacoma. The means to provide these support services is through an ILAbetween the NWSA 
and the ports. The Port of Seattle commissioners, representing the Port of Seattle as an NWSA
Managing Member, have previously approved these support service agreements. The costs for
these support service agreements are included in both the Port's and NWSA's 2016 budgets. 
BACKGROUND 
The Ports of Seattle and Tacoma created the NWSA in August 2015 to jointly manage the two
ports' marine cargo facilities. The NWSA will need support and services from both ports in
order to carry out its various administrative functions and operations. Each port intends to
execute an ILA with NWSA to allow the ports to provide those services for 2016.
The two Managing Members (the two ports as represented by their respective commissioners) of
the NWSA approved entering into an ILA with each port on October 27, 2015. The Port of
Tacoma approved its ILA with the NWSA on November 17, 2015. The Port of Seattle approved
its budget on November 24, 2015, but no separate action has yet been taken to approve the ILA.
The Port of Seattle budget included the budgeted amounts for the proposed ILA service
agreements with the NWSA.
There are 19 support service agreements that will be implemented as part of this agreement for
2016 and are attached as exhibits to the ILA. 

Template revised May 30, 2013.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
February 5, 2016 
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The form of the proposed ILA is attached as Exhibit 21.
REQUEST JUSTIFICATION AND DETAILS 
The NWSA will require support services from both the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma in order to
carry out its functions. Each port will provide these support functions through an ILA that
describes the services to be provided.
The proposed ILA is included as Attachment A. There are 19 service directives that are attached
as exhibits to the ILA. The list of those exhibits is as follows: 
Exhibit 1: Accounting, Finance, Treasury and Risk Management 
Exhibit 2: Information Technology 
Exhibit 3: Public Affairs 
Exhibit 4: Managing member and Executive 
Exhibit 5: Legal and Public Records 
Exhibit 6: Labor Relations 
Exhibit 7: Capital Development Support Services 
Exhibit 8: Human Resources 
Exhibit 9: Port of Seattle Police 
Exhibit 10: Central Procurement Office 
Exhibit 11: Contract Security 
Exhibit 12: Environmental and Planning 
Exhibit 13: Maritime Maintenance 
Exhibit 14: Maritime Finance 
Exhibit 15: Pier 69 Facilities Management 
Exhibit 16: Portfolio Management 
Exhibit 17: Tribal Coordination 
Exhibit 18: Office of Social Responsibility 
Exhibit 19: Additional Support Services as Needed 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
The amounts required to provide the services to the NWSA were included in the Port's 2016
budget (approved on November 24, 2015).  The cost allocations for the support service
agreements were included in the Port of Seattle 2016 budget and are described in Attachment B.
STRATEGIES AND OBJECTIVES 
The NWSA will help the Port achieve its cargo, job creation, and environmental goals as set
forth in the Century Agenda.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
February 5, 2016 
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ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
Attachment A (Interlocal Agreement, including 19 service directives attached as
exhibits). 
Attachment B (cost allocations for the service directives). 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None