COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          8c 
FOR INFORMATION ONLY                     Date of Meeting       May 14, 2024 

DATE:     May 14, 2024 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Karen R. Goon, Deputy Executive Director 
SUBJECT:  Monthly Notification of Prior Executive Director Delegation Actions April 2024 
APPROVAL SUMMARY 
Notification of the following Executive Director delegated approvals that occurred in April, 2024 

Category of Approval          Request#      Description of Approvals April       Category
2024                   Amount 
Projects & Associated
Construction Document
Contracts                     1189-2024                                      $1,600,000.00 
Management System 
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Authorization to extend Materna
Contracts, Other Contracts,    1162-2024                                        $1,200,000.00 
Maintenance Contract for 5 years 
& Tenant Reimbursement 
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Uniform and Protective Gear
Contracts, Other Contracts,    1167-2024                                          $600,000.00 
Rental and Laundry Service 
& Tenant Reimbursement 
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Waterfront Janitorial Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,    1141-2024                                         $1,645,000.00 
Contract 
& Tenant Reimbursement 
Non-Project Procurement of               Memorandum of Understanding
Goods & Purchased Service                between the Port of Seattle and
Contracts, Other Contracts,    1139-2024    the City of Seattle regarding easing    $270,000.00 
& Tenant Reimbursement                 access for cruise operations at Pier
66 on Alaskan Way 
Real Property Agreements                  No Approvals in April 
Template revised January 10, 2019.

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Meeting Date: May 14, 2024 
Utilization of Port Crews                      No Approvals in April 
1145-2024   Disposition and Sale of 35 Fleet
Sale of Surplus Port Property                                                         $74,650.00 
Vehicles and Tools 
Total Value of Executive
Director Approvals                                                              $5,389,650.00 

TRANSPARENCY: 
In approving the delegations for the Executive Director, the Commission requested that staff ensure
transparency is built into the process. As a result, staff will make approvals visible to the public in two ways.
First, these types of approvals will be made visible in public Commission meetings via monthly reporting like this
one.  Approvals are both timed and designed to be visible in a similar manner to the monthly Claims and
Obligations reporting. Second, staff will publish these delegations in a PeopleSoft formatted report on the Port
website in the same manner that all procurements, contracts, and other opportunities are made available to
public communities.
BACKGROUND:
On January 24, 2023, the Commission approved and adopted Resolution No. 3810 that repealed related prior
resolutions and increased the previously delegated Commission authority to the Executive Director and
provided clarity in process directives to port staff.  The approval made the Delegation of Responsibility and
Authority to the Executive Director (DORA) effective on April 3, 2023.
The foundation for Resolution No. 3810 included significant data analysis, employee surveys, and internal audit
recommendation. Resolution No. 3810 also aligns with the Port Century Agenda in that it helps make the Port
a more effective public agency. Considerations and checks and balances have been built into the associated
processes of Executive Director approvals including a high bar of transparency. 
Following significant analysis and multiple Commission reviews, the Commission approved the DORA on January
24, 2023.  That reporting memo is available for review on the Port website under the January 24, 2023,
Commission public meeting, and it provides detailed reasoning and explanation of Resolution No. 3810.






Template revised June 27, 2019 (Diversity in Contracting).