6b Supp

Item No. 6b_supp_1 
Date:   November 11, 2014 

Port of Seattle 
2015 Preliminary Budget 
First Reading & Public Hearing 
November 11, 2014

Agenda 
2015 Budget Process Recap 
Changes since the Preliminary Budget Document Published on
11/23/14 
Preliminary Operating Budget 
Preliminary Comprehensive Op & Non-Op Budget 
FTEs Summary 
Proposed Capital Budget 
Sources and Uses of Funds 
Tax Levy 
Remaining Schedule 

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2015 Budget Process 
Jun. 10   2015 Business Plan and Budget Process Briefing 
Jul. 29   2015 Aviation Business Plan Discussion 
Aug. 5   2015 Seaport and Real Estate Business Plans Discussion 
Aug. 19   2015 Tourism and OSR Strategies/Programs Discussion 
Sept. 11  2015 Payroll Budget Assumptions Briefing 
Sept. 30  2015 Corporate and CDD Budgets Briefing 
Oct. 7    2015 Aviation Operating and Capital Budgets Briefing 
Oct. 14   2015 Seaport and Real Estate Operating and Capital Budgets Briefing 
Oct. 28   Preliminary Tax Levy and Draft Plan of Finance Briefing 
Oct. 22   Preliminary Budget Document to the Commission 
Oct. 23   Preliminary Budget released to the Public 
Nov. 11   First Reading & Public Hearing of the Preliminary Budget 
Nov. 25   Second Reading & Final Passage of the Preliminary Budget 
Dec. 4   File Statutory Budget with King County 
Dec. 12  Release the Final Budget and Draft Plan of Finance 


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Budget Changes since 10/23/14 
Preliminary  Proposed Change from Bud Doc
($ in '000s)              Budget Doc    Budget         $ % Note
Operating Revenues
Aeronautical            242,214   242,283       69    0.0% Cost recovery
SLOA III Incentive Adj.       -3,576    -3,576             0.0%
Non-Aeronautical         188,333   188,169     -164   -0.1% Utilities ($98K) & Ground Transportation ($66K)
Aviation                 426,971   426,876      -95    0.0%
Seaport                  91,635    91,635            0.0%
Real Estate                 32,550    32,550             0.0%
CDD - -    n/a
Corporate                  340      340            0.0%
Other Operating Revenues      124,524   124,524             n/a
Total                  551,495   551,400      -95   0.0%
Operating Expenses
Aviation                 170,016   170,014       -2    0.0% Lower B&O taxes due to decrease in revenues
Seaport                  22,248    22,248            0.0%
Real Estate                 40,646    40,308      -338    -0.8% Eliminated 4 proposed new FTE's in Marine Maint.
CDD            18,194  18,194       0.0%
Corporate                81,267    81,352       85    0.1% Changes in OSR and Commission Office
Total                  332,372   332,117     -254   -0.1%
Net Operating Income        219,123   219,283      159   0.1%


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2015 Preliminary Budget 
2013    2014    2014    2015   Budget Change
($ in '000s)                        Actual   Budget  Forecast   Budget       $ %
Operating Revenues
Aeronautical                 238,633   241,443   235,481   242,283     840   0.3%
SLOA III Incentive Adj.            14,304    -3,576    -3,576    -3,576            n/a
Non-Aeronautical              161,074   166,453   176,615   188,169   21,716  13.0%
Aviation                      414,011   404,320   408,521   426,876   22,556   5.6%
Seaport                       99,628   101,553   95,025   91,635   -9,918  -9.8%
Real Estate                      30,862    31,376    31,556    32,550    1,174   3.7%
CDD                 26 -     n/a
Corporate                       450     155     302     340     185 119.1%
Other Operating Revenues           130,966   133,084   126,883   124,524   -8,560  -6.4%
Total                      544,978  537,403  535,403  551,400   13,996  2.6%
Operating Expenses
Aviation                     162,419   164,028   164,839   170,014   5,986   3.6%
Seaport                       19,091   22,883   19,454   22,248    -635  -2.8%
Real Estate                      35,200    39,312    38,602    40,308     996   2.5%
CDD               14,554  17,000  15,474  18,194  1,194  7.0%
Corporate                     75,725   80,168   79,654   81,352   1,184   1.5%
Total                      306,989  323,391  318,023  332,117   8,726  2.7%
Net Operating Income            237,989  214,012  217,380  219,283   5,270  2.5%

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Comprehensive Budget Summary 
2013    2014    2015  Budget Change
($ in '000s)                       Actual   Budget   Budget      $ %                   Explanations
Revenues
1. Aeronautical Revenues             238,633  241,443  242,283    840   0.3% Cost recovery under SLOA III.
2. SLOA III Incentive                 14,304   (3,576)   (3,576) -
3. Other Operating Revenues           292,041  299,536  312,693  13,157   4.4% Mainly due to higher revenues from the Airport.
4. Tax Levy                       72,738   73,000   73,000 -      0.0% Assume no change from 2014.
5. PFCs                          64,661   67,879   73,752   5,873   8.7% Higher enplanements in 2015.
6. CFC Non-Op Revenue for Debt Service  20,389   20,568   23,614   3,046   14.8% Due to commerical paper pay down in 2015.
7. Fuel Hydrant                      7,417    6,953    7,202    249   3.6%
8. Non-Capital Grants and Donations       3,771    6,688    6,263    (425)       -6.4%
9. Capital Contributions               21,381   10,393   40,949  30,556  294.0% $30 million increase in FAA Grant Revenue.
10. Interest Income                 (1,107)   7,615    7,094    (521)      -6.8%
Total                       734,227  730,500  783,274  52,774   7.2%
Expenses
1. O&M Expense                   306,989  323,391  332,117   8,726   2.7% New FTEs, pay increase and higher utilities cost.
2. Depreciation                    171,374  164,386  162,082  (2,304)  -1.4% Some fully depreciated assets at the Airport.
3. Revenue Bond Interest Expense        115,340  128,987  133,468   4,481   3.5% New Aviation bond issuance assumed in 2015.
4. GO Bond Interest Expense            11,479    9,806   14,706   4,900   50.0% New GO bond issuance (Viaduct contribution) assumed in 2015.
5. PFC Bond Interest Expense            6,212    5,953    5,633    (319)       -5.4%
6. Non-Op Environmental Expense         4,765    9,300    5,600   (3,700) -39.8% Recognition event for T117 assumed to occur in 2014.
7. Public Expense                    6,226    7,121    9,572   2,451   34.4% Clean Truck Scrapping Incentives (largely offset by grants).
8. Other Non-Op Rev/Expense             411    3,738    3,657     (81)  -2.2%
Total                       622,796  652,682  666,835  14,153   2.2%
Change In Net Assets               111,431   77,817  116,438  38,621  49.6%

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FTEs Summary 
Aviation  Seaport Real Estate Capital Dev Corporate   Totals
2014 Approved FTE's       858.5        59.0        166.8         285.1        453.4      1,822.8 
Mid Year Approval        4.0        1.0 -         4.0        4.1       13.1 
Eliminated              (1.0) - - -        (4.6)        (5.6) 
Transfers              1.0 - - -        (1.0)        - 
Adjusted 2014 FTE's        862.5        60.0        166.8         289.1        451.9       1,830.3 
2015 Budget
Eliminated             (13.9)         (0.3)         (0.8)         (2.5)         (3.0)       (20.5) 
Transfer - - - -    (3.5)    (3.5) 
New FTE's           28.4 - -       13.5        5.2      47.1 
Total 2015 Changes         14.5        (0.3)         (0.8)        11.0        (1.3)       23.1 
Proposed 2015 FTE's       877.0        59.7        166.0        300.1        450.6      1,853.4 

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Capital Budget Summary 
Capital Budget Summary by Division 

$'s in 000's          2015      2016      2017      2018      2019     2015-19
Aviation          328,782   443,389   376,570   269,175   301,462  1,719,378
Seaport          22,570    61,252   145,305   100,553    35,458   365,138 
Real Estate         12,736    21,587    14,553     6,866    10,471    66,213
Corp & CDD        9,728    8,676    8,642    8,490    8,192   43,728
Total            373,816   534,903   545,070   385,084   355,583  2,194,456



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Capital Budget Summary 
Capital Budget Summary by Category 
$'s in 000's                      2015      2016      2017      2018      2019     2015-19
Commission Authorized/Underway   296,678  398,278  433,257  269,686   173,643       1,571,542 
Pending 2014/2015 Authorization     32,805        43,115        12,852         3,809    1,298    93,879
Pending Future Authorization        9,725   33,201        42,123        55,750        52,474   193,273
Small Capital Projects            15,413         14,111         12,133         11,039         11,168    63,864
Total                      354,621   488,705   500,365   340,284   238,583        1,922,558 
Allowance CIPs and Other*        19,195        46,199        44,705        44,800       117,000         271,899
Total                      373,816   534,903   545,070   385,084   355,583  2,194,456
* Allowance CIPs represent undesignated future spending for future new projects and 
potential budget increases for existing projects in Aviation division.

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Sources of Funds 



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Uses of Funds 



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Tax Levy Overview 
Tax Levy Amount 
' Levy amount established by the Commission each year as part of the
budget process 
' The maximum allowable levy for 2015 is estimated to be $95.1 million 
' The levy for 2015 is proposed to be $73.0 million 
' Projected rate change (from $0.2151 to $0.1896) 
2015 Tax Levy Uses 
' General Obligation (G.O.) Bonds Debt Service 
' Regional Transportation & Freight Mobility Projects 
' Seaport and Real Estate Environmental Remediation Liability 
' A portion of Real Estate operating expenses and capital improvements 
' Highline School NOISE Insulation 
' Workforce Development/Portion of Port Jobs 
' Addition to the Transportation Infrastructure Fund (TIF) 

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Remaining Schedule 
Second Budget Reading             Nov. 25, 2014 
Statutory Budget Filed with King County   Dec. 4, 2014 
Release the Final Budget Document      Dec. 12, 2014 


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Port of Seattle 
2015 Preliminary Budget 
First Reading & Public Hearing 
November 11, 2014

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