PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 

COMMISSION AGENDA             Item No.      6b 
Date of Meeting   September 1, 2009 
DATE:    August 21, 2009 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Mary Gin Kennedy, Director of Commission Services 
SUBJECT: The Port's Policy on Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination 

ACTION REQUESTED: 

Request for the Port Commission to adopt a motion re-affirming the Port's commitment to nondiscrimination
and equal opportunity and directing the Chief Executive Officer to review the
current non-discrimination and equal opportunity policies to determine if they are up-to-date and
to recommend any appropriate changes in compliance with all applicable federal and state equal
opportunity laws and regulations. 

SYNOPSIS: 

This motion re-affirms the Port Commission's long-standing non-discrimination and equal
opportunity policies and also reiterates the Commission's commitment to fostering a workplace
free of discrimination, bias and hate and respectful of different beliefs, cultures and points of
view. The motion directs the Chief Executive Officer to undertake a review of the current nondiscrimination
and equal opportunity policies to determine if they are up-to-date and to
recommend any appropriate changes to the Port Commission.