COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Port of Seattle
Commission           Port of Seattle 
Commission Chambers 
Tom Albro              Pier 69, 2711 Alaskan Way 
Bill Bryant                 Seattle, Washington 98111 
John Creighton 
Rob Holland             REGULAR MEETING 
Gael Tarleton 
Date:  May 8, 2012 
Chief Executive Officer 
Tay Yoshitani             ORDER OF BUSINESS 
12:00 noon  1.  Call to Order 
Web site:                                Recess to: 
www.portseattle.org                   2.  Executive Session, if necessary* 
1:00 p.m.       Call to Order or reconvene to Open Public Session 
E-mail:                               3.  Approval of Minutes 
Commission-public-                 4.  Special Order of Business 
records                            5.  Unanimous Consent Calendar** 
@portseattle.org                      6.  Division, Corporate and Commission Action Items 
7.  Staff Briefings 
Port Commission:                      8.  New Business 
(206) 787-3034                       9.  Policy Roundtables 
10.  Adjournment 
Meeting and Agenda
Information:               1.  CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 
(206) 787-3210 
2.  EXECUTIVE SESSION* - Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110, if necessary. 
Port of Seattle:         3.  APPROVAL OF MINUTES 
Creating Economic 
Vitality Here             Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of March 13, 2012. 
4.  SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 
Business Strategies: 
Ensure Airport and         None. 
Seaport Vitality 
Develop New Business    5.  UNANIMOUS CONSENT CALENDAR** 
and Economic
Opportunities for the       Notice: There will be no separate discussion of Consent Calendar items as they are considered
Region and the Port       routine by the Port of Seattle Commission and will be adopted by one motion. If a Commissioner or a
Enhance Public        member of the public requests discussion on a particular item, that item will be removed from the
Understanding and       Consent Calendar and considered separately. 
Support of the Port's
Role in the Region           a.  Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a contract for a state government relations
Be a Catalyst for              advocacy firm for monitoring of state legislation and regulatory activity, and acting on behalf of the
Regional Transportation         Port at its direction. The estimated cost for these services is $350,000 over four years starting in
Solutions                    mid-2012 and ending in mid-2016. (memo enclosed) 
Be a Leader in
Transportation Security        b.  Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute up to two professional services indefinite
Exhibit Environmental          delivery, indefinite quantity contracts for dock and diving support services for a not-to-exceed amount
Stewardship through our        of $2,000,000 ($1,000,000 each) with a three-year ordering period upon execution. No funding is
Actions                     associated with this authorization. (memo enclosed) 
Be a High-Performance
Organization             *  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 single item. 
***  Cellular telephones and pagers should be off or on vibrate mode during the Public Session.









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5.  UNANIMOUS CONSENT CALENDAR Continued 
c.  Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a purchase order for $349,000 to continue annual software support for our
existing Oracle Financial and Human Capital Management systems. (memo enclosed) 
PUBLIC TESTIMONY: The Commission has changed its practice of taking public testimony at the time of the presentation of an agenda item
and will amend its bylaws to reflect this change. The Port Commission will only take public testimony after the unanimous consent agenda
before considering action items or staff briefings, under New Business or during a Public Hearing. Any person wishing to speak must sign up to
testify and identify the specific agenda item or topic they are addressing. Public testimony will normally be limited to two minutes for individuals
and representatives of organizations and is at the discretion of the Chair. Written comments for any agenda item may be submitted to
Commission Records staff at any time during the meeting for distribution to Commissioners and inclusion in the meeting record. 
6.  DIVISION, CORPORATE, AND COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS 
a.  Adopt a motion honoring National Travel and Tourism Week, May 5-13, 2012. (memo and PowerPoint enclosed, video available upon
request) 
7.  STAFF BRIEFINGS 
a.  Century Agenda: Public Engagement Report. (memo and PowerPoint enclosed, video available upon request) 
b.  First Quarter Financial Performance Briefing. (memo, attachment, and PowerPoint enclosed) 
8.  NEW BUSINESS 
9.  POLICY ROUNDTABLE 
None. 
10. ADJOURNMENT