COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                Item No.       4e 
ACTION ITEM                   Date of Meeting    October 10, 2017 
DATE:    October 4, 2017 
TO:     Dave Soike, Interim Executive Director 
FROM:   Mike Merritt, Commission Chief of Staff 
SUBJECT:  Update to the 2017 Commission International Travel Plan 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request an update of the Commission's 2017 international travel plan to include additional
travel in the fourth quarter. 
BACKGROUND 
Pursuant to Section 2 of Resolution No. 3604, at the beginning of each calendar year, the Port
Commission is required to consider and approve a motion authorizing anticipated Commission
international travel for the year. Not all of the approved trips may materialize. Any additional
international travel not included in this request will be approved separately by the Commission
in an open public meeting. 
Additional international travel not included in the April request is required to be approved
separately by the Commission in an open public meeting. This request makes provision for an
additional trip to Canada in the fourth quarter. 
1st Quarter 
Cuba (previously authorized) 
2nd Quarter 
Japan 
China 
3rd Quarter 
Asia 
4th Quarter 
Asia 
Canada 


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COMMISSION AGENDA  Action Item No. 4e                       Page 2 of 2 
Meeting Date: October 10, 2017 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
None 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
April 25, 2017  The commission authorized the international travel plan for 2017. 
December 13, 2016  The commission authorized travel to Cuba in January 2017. 















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