PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA             Item No.      5g 
ACTION ITEM             Date of Meeting   January 22, 2013 
DATE:    January 14, 2013 
TO:     Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Ralph Graves, Managing Director, Capital Development 
SUBJECT:  Motion Authorizing the Sale of Port Personal Property by the Chief Executive
Officer in 2013 
ACTION REQUESTED: 
Request Commission renewal for 2013, by motion, of the authority of the Chief Executive
Officer to sell and convey Port District personal property of $17,000 or less in value in
accordance with RCW 53.08.090(2) and Section 18 of Resolution No. 3605, as amended. 
SYNOPSIS: 
Pursuant to RCW 53.08.090(2), the Commission may, by resolution renewed from year to year,
authorize the managing officer 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 $17,000 limit for 2013.
Section 18 of Resolution No. 3605, as amended, provides that the annual renewal of the Chief
Executive Officer's authority may be accomplished by motion. It is now the appropriate time for
the Commission to renew the Chief Executive Officer's authority for the year 2013.