7a supp tax levy

ITEM NO.   7a Supp 
DATE OF 
MEETING October 25, 2011 

Preliminary Tax Levy Funding Plan 
for 
2012 Budget and Draft Plan of Finance 
October 25, 2011

Topics 

Tax Levy Overview 
2011 Tax Levy update 
Preliminary Tax Levy 5-year funding plan 



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Tax Levy Overview 

Tax Levy Amount 
Levy amount established by the Commission each year as part
of the budget process 
Statutory limitations on annual collection 
Port may set Levy at any amount up to the statutory
maximum 
Maximum increases each year by the lesser of inflation or
1% plus a factor for new construction 
Tax levy may legally be used for general Port purposes, actual use
has been guided by Commission policy 
Payment of General Obligation bond debt service 
Port policy  debt service is no more than 75% of annual levy 

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Annual Levy vs. Statutory Max 
Annual levy is well below statutory maximum 
Commission guidance has been to maintain flat dollar amount for
planning purposes 
Tax Levy
Levy Amount vs. Estimated Maximum
Actual 2006-2011, Preliminary 2012, Projections 2013-2016
100.0
95.7
94.2
95.0                                                                                    92.7
91.3
90.1
88.7
90.0                                            87.2
85.4
85.0                         82.6
80.4
$ million   80.0      78.1
75.9       75.9
73.5       73.5       73.5       73.5       73.5       73.5       73.5
75.0
68.8
70.0
65.0     62.8
60.0
2006      2007      2008      2009      2010      2011      2012      2013      2014      2015      2016
Maximum levy    Tax levy


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2011 Tax Levy, Actual vs. Budget 
Budget   Est./Act.
$'000                                             2011     2011      Projected ending balance
LEVY SOURCES
Beginning Tax Levy Fund Balance                             26,634     26,322        exceeds budget 
2011 G.O. Bond Proceeds                                      30,007
less repayment of General Fund loan                                  (30,766)    Significant variances 
Environmental Remediation Grants & Revenues Reimbursements                   6,459
Eastside Rail Corridor Partners Reimbursements                              13,700           Receipt of environmental
Tax Levy Fund Investment Earnings                                       842
reimbursements 
Annual levy                                           73,500     73,500
Total Sources:                    100,634    120,064          Expected receipt of rail
corridor payment from Sound
LEVY USES
General Obligation (G.O.) Bonds Debt Service (DS)                                         Transit 
G.O. Bonds DS - existing debt                                 40,438     40,165
Lower Real Estate capital
Other uses                                                                 spending 
Roads and Transportation Projects                                9,100      7,694
Aviation School, and Highline & other Schools NOISE Insulation              650       650                 Spending deferred from
(2)
Environmental Remediation Liabilities, Seaport & Real Estate - prelim.         11,559     11,211                     2011 
PortJobs                                                46      140
Subtotal Other                       21,355     19,695
Real Estate Support
(3)
RE Capital Total                                           20,357     13,214
RE Operating Subsidy                                      5,372     5,372
Subtotal RE Support                     25,729     18,586
Total Uses:                      87,522    78,446
Projected Ending Tax Levy Fund Balance                      13,112    41,618
Notes:
(2)
Includes project cash flows for environmental projects already or expected to be expensed and liabilities booked
(3)
Includes Committed and BP Prospective projects

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2012-16 Funding Plan - Revenues 
Flat Levy at $73.5 million annually 
Receipt of $31 million of additional Eastside Rail Corridor partner
reimbursements 
($30 million of short term G.O. notes issued in February, 2011 for
rail corridor acquisition mature 2014-15) 
Does not include some potential reimbursements for environmental
costs  too uncertain to budget 
Grants 
Insurance/litigation payments 


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2012-16 Funding Plan - Uses 
Existing General Obligation bond debt service 
$20.5 million for substantial completion of FAST Corridor initiative &
Highline Schools noise mitigation program 
Funding of Seaport/Real Estate environmental remediation costs (non-
operating): 
$67.6 million of projected cleanup costs over five years 
Includes Lower Duwamish/East Waterway early action itemsbulk
of cleanup costs projected to occur after 2016 
Costs are net of payments by potentially liable parties; excludes
potential recoveries from grants, insurance or litigation 

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2012-16 Funding Plan 
Plan sets aside an additional $42 million of levy funds into the
Transportation and Infrastructure Fund 
Commission priority to build reserves for critical future projects 
$13 million set aside in 2010 
Proposed $23 million addition in 2012 made possible by
unbudgeted reimbursements received in 2011 
$5 million for South Park Bridge contribution 2012-13 
Fund balance grows to $55 million by 2016, proposed to partially
fund SR99 tunnel contribution to reduce borrowing needs 
Est./Act.                                                    5 Years
Projected TIF Balance ($' 000)             2011      2012      2013     2014     2015     2016    2012-2016
Beginning of year                         13,250     13,498     34,236     32,068     52,588     54,189       13,498
Transfer from Tax Levy Fund                       23,000        0     19,250        0        0      42,250
Fund Investment Earnings                   248       239       332     1,270     1,602       813       4,255
South Park Bridge                              (2,500)    (2,500)                                 (5,000)
SR 99 Tunnel                                                                (55,000)     (55,000)
End of year                            13,498     34,236     32,068     52,588     54,189        2          2

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2012-16 Funding Plan 
Levy continues to fund annual Real Estate Division NOI shortfall and
100% of capital expenditures 
Projected Real Estate support increases from 2016-2019 due to
temporary spike in revenue bond debt service 
Proposed new funding of $54 thousand for non-Airport share of Port
Jobs apprenticeship program in 2012 (total program in is $150
thousand, formerly funded through $0.20/hour contractor fees) 
Proposed SR99 Funding 
$300 million total commitment to be funded 2016-18 per MOA with
State 
$19 million credit for in-kind contributions towards freight mobility
projects 
$55 million cash reserves from Transportation & Infrastructure Fund 
$226 million of long-term G.O. bonds issued in 2016 

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Preliminary Tax Levy 5-Yr Funding Plan 
5 Years
$'000                                           2012     2012-2016
LEVY SOURCES
Beginning Tax Levy Fund Balance                            41,618      41,618
Eastside Rail Corridor Partners Reimbursements                    5,000       31,000
Annual levy                                          73,500      367,500
Total Sources:                    120,118     440,118
LEVY USES
General Obligation (G.O.) Bonds Debt Service (DS)
G.O. Bonds DS - existing debt                                40,353      211,437
(1)
G.O.Bonds DS - new (SR99 Tunnel)                                17,944
Subtotal G.O. Bonds DS                  40,353     229,381
Other uses
Roads and Transportation Projects                               3,954        9,189
Aviation School, and Highline & other Schools NOISE Insulation            7,160       11,282
(2)
Environmental Remediation Liabilities, Seaport & Real Estate - prelim.        15,889       67,597
Funding of Transportation & Infrastructure Fund                       23,000       42,250
PortJobs                                               72        486
Port Jobs Apprenticeship Program                                54         342
Subtotal Other                       50,129      131,146
Real Estate Support
(3)
RE Capital Total                                          14,524       54,031
RE Operating Subsidy                                     4,922      22,355
Subtotal RE Support                     19,446      76,386
Total Uses:                     109,927     436,913
Projected Ending Tax Levy Fund Balance                     10,190       3,204
Notes:   (1) Assumes bond issue of $226 million for 25 yrs at 6%.
(2)
Includes project cash flows for environmental projects already or expected to be expensed and liabilities booked
(3)
Includes Committed and BP Prospective projects
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Key Considerations 
Eastside Rail Corridor partner reimbursements  uncertain of amounts
and timing of receipts 
Environmental Costs 
Total amount and timing of Lower Duwamish/East Waterway
cleanup costs after 2016 remain uncertainPOS, King County and
City of Seattle discussing a range of options with EPA 
Other potential environmental liabilities exist 
Depending on the above, funding shortfalls may exist after 2016 under
current flat levy assumption 

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