COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                Item No.       4g 
ACTION ITEM                   Date of Meeting    November 8, 2016 
DATE:    October 21, 2016 
TO:     Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   Dan Thomas, Chief Financial Officer 
Tom Tanaka, Senior Port Counsel 
SUBJECT:  Service Agreements to Allow Port of Seattle Staff to Provide Services to the NWSA
for 2017 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute an interlocal
agreement (ILA) with the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to implement a series of support
service agreements to allow Port staff to provide services to the NWSA for 2017. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The NWSA will require service support from different departments at the Ports of Seattle and
Tacoma. The means to provide these support services is through an ILA between the NWSA and
the ports. The costs for these support service agreements are included in both the Port's and
NWSA's 2017 budgets. 
BACKGROUND 
The Ports of Seattle and Tacoma created the NWSA in August 2015 to jointly manage the two
ports' marine cargo facilities. The NWSA will need support and services from both ports in order
to carry out its various administrative functions and operations. Each port intends to execute an
ILA with NWSA to allow the ports to provide those services for 2017. 
The two Managing Members (the two ports as represented by their respective commissioners)
approved the 2017 NWSA budget on November 1, 2016. The Port of Seattle budget includes the
budgeted amounts for the proposed ILA service agreements with the NWSA. 
There are 16 support service agreements that will be implemented as part of this agreement
for 2017 and are attached as exhibits to the ILA. 


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COMMISSION AGENDA  Action Item No. 4g                       Page 2 of 2 
Meeting Date: November 8, 2016 
REQUEST JUSTIFICATION AND DETAILS 
The NWSA will require support services from both the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma in order to
carry out its functions. Each port will provide these support functions through an ILA that
describes the services to be provided. 
The proposed ILA is included as Attachment A. There are 16 service directives that are attached
as exhibits to the ILA. The list of those exhibits is as follows: 
Exhibit 1: Accounting, Finance, Treasury and Risk Management Support Services 
Exhibit 2: Information Technology Support Services 
Exhibit 3: Public Affairs Support Services 
Exhibit 4: Managing Member and Executive Support Services 
Exhibit 5: Legal and Public Records Support Services 
Exhibit 6: Labor Relations Support Services 
Exhibit 7: Capital Development Support Services 
Exhibit 8: Environmental and Planning Support Services 
Exhibit 9: Port of Seattle Police Support Services 
Exhibit 10: Central Procurement Office Support Services 
Exhibit 11: Security and Preparedness Support Services 
Exhibit 12: Marine Maintenance Support Services 
Exhibit 13: Pier 69 Facilities Management Support Services 
Exhibit 14: Portfolio Management Support Services 
Exhibit 15: Tribal Coordination Support Services 
Exhibit 16: Additional Support Services as Needed 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
The amounts required to provide the services to the NWSA were included in the Port's 2017
budget. The participating departments will contribute a portion of their operating costs to the
Northwest Seaport Alliance. Please refer to the exhibits for further detail. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
(1) Attachment A (Interlocal Agreement, including 16 service directives attached as
exhibits). 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None 



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