Minutes
Commissioners Tay Yoshitani Chief Executive Officer Tom Albro Commission President Stephanie Bowman P.O. Box 1209 Bill Bryant Seattle, Washington 98111 John Creighton www.portseattle.org Courtney Gregoire 206.787.3000 APPROVED MINUTES COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING JULY 23, 2013 The Port of Seattle Commission met in a special meeting Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in the International Auditorium of the Conference Center at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington, for the purpose of holding a budget retreat with members of the Port's senior executive team. Commissioners Albro, Bowman, Bryant, Creighton, and Gregoire were present. Commissioner Bryant was present after 8:55 a.m. CALL TO ORDER The special meeting was called to order at 8:21 a.m. by Tom Albro, Commission President. The Commission engaged in a discussion with Port staff that included consideration of the following topics: 2014 budget process overview, including budget calendar and deadlines, history of proactive budget and cost management, 2013-2018 revenue projections, and budget assumptions. Importance of aligning the divisions' milestones and business plans and the Public Affairs strategy to the Century Agenda. Real Estate issues. Seaport issues. Identifcation of "top 3" areas for revenue growth and "top 3" areas for expense cost control for use as a lens throughout the 2014 budget process. Evaluation of embedded legacy costs and Information and Communications Technology allocations. Importance of lean operations and continuous process improvement to find efficiencies, simplify processes, and reduce costs, including adoption of a revised delegation of authority. The need to focus on only a few goals. The special meeting was recessed at 10:20 a.m. for 10 minutes. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the special meeting was adjourned at 11:46 a.m. Bill Bryant Assistant Secretary Minutes approved: August 20, 2013. Digital recordings of the meeting proceedings and meeting materials are available online www.portseattle.org.
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