Commissioners                                             Tay Yoshitani
Chief Executive Officer
John Creighton
Chair and President
Bill Bryant                                   P.O. Box 1209 
Patricia Davis                         Seattle, Washington 98111
Lloyd Hara                           www. portseattle.org
Gael Tarleton                            206.728.3000

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APPROVED MINUTES
COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 27, 2008 
The Port of Seattle Commission met in a regular meeting at 3:00 p.m., Monday, October
27, 2008 in the Commission Chambers at Pier 69, 2711 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA.
Commissioners Bryant, Creighton, Davis, Hara and Tarleton were present.
1.     CALL TO ORDER 
The regular meeting was called to order at 3:10 p.m. by John Creighton, Commission
Chair and President.
2.     EXECUTIVE SESSION pursuant to RCW 42.30.110 
None.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 
3.     APPROVAL OF MINUTES 
None.
4.     SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 
None.
5.    (00:01:05) UNANIMOUS CONSENT CALENDAR 
a.  Request for approval to execute a contract for auditing services for a Financial
Statement, Single Audit (federal grant compliance) and the Passenger Facility

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Charge auditing services of the Port's 2008 operating period with Moss Adams
in the amount of $608,000.
Request Document: Commission agenda memorandum dated October 8, 2008 from Dan
Thomas, Chief Financial Officer and Rudy Caluza, Director, Accounting and Financial
Reporting.
Motion for approval of Item 5a  Hara
Motion carried by the following vote:
In Favor: Bryant, Creighton, Davis, Hara, Tarleton (5)
General Business Items were advanced on the agenda as follows:
11.   GENERAL BUSINESS
c.    (00:03:19) Request for authorization to execute a Memorandum of
Understanding between the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades,
AFL-CIO, District Council No. 5 and the Port of Seattle
Request Document: Commission agenda memorandum dated October 2, 2008 from Gary
Schmitt, Labor Relations Director
Presenter: Mr. Schmitt
Motion for approval of Item 11c  Bryant
Motion carried by the following vote:
In Favor: Bryant, Creighton, Davis, Hara, Tarleton (5)
d.    (00:04:17) Request for authorization to execute a new Labor Agreement
with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 46, representing
Electricians
Request Document: Commission agenda memorandum dated September 22, 2008 from
Gary Schmitt, Labor Relations Director
Presenters: Mr. Schmitt and Lisa Hornfeck, Labor Relations Manager
Motion for approval of Item 11d  Davis
Motion carried by the following vote:
In Favor: Bryant, Creighton, Davis, Hara, Tarleton (5)

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b.  (00:48:40) Request for authorization to advertise and award a personal service
consulting contract for federal government issue advocacy services for a
maximum of four years, which includes four one-year options that are annually
reviewed and exercised with a cost not to exceed $1.2 million over the 2009-2012
contract period.
Request document: Commission agenda memorandum dated October 22, 2008 from
Kurt Beckett, Director of External Affairs.
Presenter: Mr. Beckett
Motion for approval of Item 11b  Hara
Commissioner Davis clarified that with the approval of this item, staff would not need to
return to Commission each year for approval of the contract.
Motion carried by the following vote:
In Favor: Bryant, Creighton, Davis, Hara, Tarleton (5)
a.  (00:12:49) Request for authorization to sign Settlement Agreement with the
Malarkey Parties, the Duwamish Parties, the City of Seattle and King County
regarding Terminal-117 Site and Lower Duwamish Site Cleanup Costs, and
Natural Resource Damage Liability
Request Document: Commission agenda memorandum dated October 22, 2008 from
Wayne Grotheer, Director, Seaport Finance and Asset Management and Susan Ridgley,
Senior Port Counsel
Presenters Ms. Ridgley and Stephanie Jones-Stebbins, Seaport Environmental Manager
Motion for approval of Item 11a  Davis
Public comment regarding Item 11a was received from the following:
Heather Trim, People for Puget Sound
Motion carried by the following vote:
In Favor: Bryant, Creighton, Davis, Hara, Tarleton (5)

The agenda was returned to Policy and Staff Briefings as follows:
6.    POLICY AND STAFF BRIEFINGS

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a.  (00:27:58) Terminal 30 and Terminal 91 Update  Financial and Schedule
Status
Presentation Documents: Commission agenda memorandum, attachment, and table dated
October 2, 2008 from Michael Burke, Director, Container Operations and Dakota
Chamberlain, Manager, Seaport Project Management
Presenter: Mr. Chamberlain
Public comment regarding Item 6a was received from the following:
Fred Felleman, Friends of the Earth
b.  (00:36:17) Briefing on Seaport Capital Budget and Real Estate Operating and
Capital Budget
Presentation documents: Commission agenda memorandum dated October 13, 2008
from Michael Tong, Corporate Budget Manager and computer slide presentation.
Presenters: Seaport Division  Charlie Sheldon, Managing Director, Seaport and Boni
Buringrud, Manager, Seaport Finance and Budget. Real Estate Division  Joe
McWilliams, Managing Director, Real Estate and Property Management. Port-wide
Rollup Summary  Mr. Tong
Topics Reviewed
(00:36:55) Seaport Division **Ms. Buringrud noted that there was additional updated
information included in the presentation. All information is included within these
minutes.
Capital Budget Review
Key Strategies
Capital Plan Summary
Committed Capital Plan  Key Changes
Committed Capital, Under Contract
Committed Capital, Commission Authorized
Committed Capital, Division Pending
Capital Business Plan Prospective
Business Plan Prospective  Revenue/Capacity Growth
Business Plan Prospective  Renewal/Enhancement
Business Plan Prospective  Environmental Safety


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(01:07:28) Real Estate Division  Operating Budget
Key Assumptions
Org Revenues by Group
Org Expenses by Group
Business Group Income from Ops
Real Estate Org Expense Budget
Initiatives
Full-time Equivalents (FTEs)
Unfunded Maintenance
Real Estate Budget Summary
Risks
Real Estate Division  Capital Budget
Capital Budget Review
Real Estate Capital Plan Summary
Real Estate Committed Capital Plan  Key Changes
Committed Capital, Under Contract
Committed Capital, Division Pending
Capital, Business Plan Prospective
Business Plan Prospective  Revenue/Capacity Growth
Business Plan Prospective  Renewal/Enhancement
(01:58:09) Port-wide Rollup  2009 Preliminary Budget
Preliminary Budget
o  Total Revenues
o  Operating Expenses
o  Operating Income Before Depreciation
o  Operating Income After Depreciation
Net Operating Income
2009 Major New Budget Items
Port-wide FTEs Summary
7.    MARINE ITEMS 
None.
8.    AVIATION ITEMS 
None.
9.    CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT 

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None.
10.   REAL ESTATE 
None. 
12.   NEW BUSINESS 
Commissioner Davis provided a brief report on the kickoff of the SR519 construction
project, which she attended on behalf of the Port on October 23.
Commissioners also commented on their recent attendance at the Blacks In Government
event, where Joyce Kirangi, Internal Audit Manager, was presented their 2008 Leader of
the Year award.
Commissioner Davis then gave background on the recent WCIT Senators' Conference,
which she attended along with Commissioner Tarleton.
Commissioner Creighton commented on a recent Seattle Chamber Leadership
Conference, which he attended along with Commissioner Hara and CEO Yoshitani.
13.   ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
(A digital recording of the meeting is available on the Port's website.)

Bill Bryant
Secretary







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