COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Port of Seattle
Commission           Port of Seattle 
Commission Chambers 
P69, 2711 Alaskan Way 
Bill Bryant                 Seattle, WA 98111 
John Creighton 
Patricia Davis              SPECIAL MEETING                                PLEASE NOTE MEETING DATE 
Lloyd Hara 
Gael Tarleton             Date: October 20, 2009 
Chief Executive Officer      ORDER OF BUSINESS 
Tay Yoshitani                   12:00 noon  1.  Call to Order 
Recess to: 
Web site:                            2.  Executive Session, if necessary* 
www.portseattle.org              1:00 p.m.     Call to Order or reconvene to Open Public Session 
3.  Approval of Minutes 
E-mail:                                  4.  Special Order of Business 
Commission-records                   5.  Unanimous Consent Calendar** 
@portseattle.org                        6.  Division, Corporate and Commission Action Items 
7.  Staff Briefings 
Port Commission                        8.  New Business 
(206) 728-3034                          9.  Policy Roundtable 
Meeting and Agenda                     10. Adjournment 
Information 
(206) 728-3222           1.  CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 
Port of Seattle: 
2.  EXECUTIVE SESSION* - Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110, if necessary. 
Creating Economic 
Vitality Here 
3.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES 
Business Strategies 
None. 
for 2003-2007: 
Ensure Airport and        4.  SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 
Seaport Vitality 
Develop New Business       None. 
and Economic
Opportunities for the         5.  UNANIMOUS CONSENT CALENDAR** 
Region and the Port 
Enhance Public            None. 
Understanding and 
Support of the Port's         6.  DIVISION, CORPORATE AND COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS 
Role in the Region 
Be a Catalyst for              None. 
Regional Transportation
Solutions 
Be a Leader in           * An Executive Session may be held at any time after the convening time, if necessary. 
** Unless otherwise requested by a Port Commissioner, all items under the Unanimous Consent Calendar will be considered as a 
Transportation Security 
single item. 
Exhibit Environmental      *** Cellular telephones and pagers should be off or on vibrate mode during the Public Session. 
Stewardship through 
our Actions 
Be a High Performance
Organization











AGENDA - Port Commission Special Meeting, October 20, 2009                                        Page 2 

7.  STAFF BRIEFINGS 
a.  Howard Hanson Dam Briefing. (memo and PowerPoint enclosed) 
b.  Briefing on Emergency Declaration to provide back-up electric power at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. (memo and Declaration 
of Emergency enclosed) 
8.  NEW BUSINESS 

9.  POLICY ROUNDTABLE: BUDGET WORKSHOP 
a.  Seaport and Real Estate Funding Plans. (memo and PowerPoints for Seaport and Real Estate; Seaport Division and Real Estate
Division 2010 Capital Budget enclosed) 
10. ADJOURNMENT 










PUBLIC TESTIMONY PROCEDURES 
1.    Any person wishing to speak at a Port Commission meeting must register on a sign-up sheet and identify the specific agenda item to which he/she will speak before the
agenda item commences. 
2.    The Commission does not generally take public testimony for non-action agenda items such as "Staff Briefings" or Work Session presentations, but may do so at the
discretion of the Commission Chair. 
3.    An individual may testify on an agenda item for up to three minutes. Organization representatives may testify for up to five minutes. 
4.    Any person wishing to speak on a topic not appearing on an agenda may sign up to speak under "New Business". All testimony provided under "New Business" is limited to
three minutes. 
5.    In the interests of time, the Commission Chair may limit the number of persons speaking on any topic or may limit testimony to those having new information or material to
present. 
6.    The Commission Chair may alter the time allotments for testimony to ensure that more speakers have an opportunity to be heard. 
7.    The identity of each testifier will be noted in the meeting minutes. An individual or organization representative may have the text of his/her remarks appended to the
Commission minutes by submitting a written text at, or before, the meeting. The appended written text will be preserved permanently. 
8.    A digital audio recording of the public testimony is on file in Port offices. Digital audio recordings are retained in Port offices for six years and then transferred to State
Archives. A charge is assessed for duplication or transcription. 
9.    The Commission does not engage in discussion or debate with testifiers during commission meetings.  Questions and requests for information or documents may be
addressed to Port staff or to individual Commissioners outside of Commission meetings. (Revised September 14, 2007)