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Port Commission Regular Meeting of February 28, 2017

Hi,  I'm Mark Hennon,  Seattle author and computer consultant

My concern, as a taxpayer,  is financial transparency and the
environment.

Three things on agenda Item 4B stick out:

1)  "Equipment  copy machine rental"  -  $460,000.  Is this per month,
or per year? What can  e done to reduce this? It must consume tons of
trees. What about doublesided printing? What about printing to PDFs
instead of paper? Why not eliminate color printing?

2)  "Furniture"  $305,000.  Again,  per month or year?  Furniture for
whom?

3)  "Environmental Remediation"  $321,000.  Which is  less than the
copy machines that pollute the environment. And just 40 percent of
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Separately, on agenda Item 4E:

1)  There's  a  $19,000 mistake.  Alternative Two says the five-year cost
for a fulltime rLOjCL Han'ger is $302,000. Alternative Three says
it's $783,000.

2)  Radical differences:  Alternative One says do nothing.  Alternative
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3)  Instead of spending $15 million for consultants,  the commission
might consider saving $9 million by approving one or two employees,
plus a $5 million fund for consultants.

An onsite manager means continuity and coordination--like a floor
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I'm Mark Hennon. Thank you for your time and consideration.