PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.       4a 
Date of Meeting     June 5, 2012 
DATE:    May 29, 2012 
TO:     Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Mary Gin Kennedy, Director of Commission Services 
SUBJECT:  Special Order of Business  Commission Activities Report 

At the first Commission meeting of every month, the Commission will note its major
activities of the previous month. Activities during the month of May 2012 included: 
Participated in 7 Century Agenda outreach activities. 
Sent a letter to the Seattle City Council and the King County Council about the
arena and were interviewed by the media about the Port's concerns. 
Held separate meetings with the King County Executive, the Mayor of Seattle and
two Seattle City Councilmembers. 
Held a joint meeting with the Washington State Transportation Commission. 
Testified at a joint committee meeting of the House Labor & Workforce
Development and the Senate Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection
Committees on the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's concessions program. 
Attended and made presentations at the Washington Public Ports Association
spring meeting. 
Participated in a panel exploring the "Role of Businesses and Trade Alliance in
Human Trafficking." 
Participated in the Trade Development Alliance/Greater Seattle Chamber of
Commerce Inter-City Study Mission to Atlanta and Savannah. 
Participated in the Washington Council on International Trade Fly-In (WCIT) to
Washington, D.C. 
Participated in Congressman Adam Smith's "Ninth District Day" in Washington,
D.C. 
Attended the Fishermen's Memorial Service. 
Judged at the 2012 Maritime Festival Celebrity Chowder Cook-Off.