COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          8m 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting     December 14, 2021 
DATE:     October 26, 2021 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Rudy Caluza, Director, Accounting & Financial Reporting 
SUBJECT:  Resolution No. 3797  Delegation of Authority to Sell and Convey Port Personal
Property for 2022 Not Exceeding a Value of $21,000 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request introduction of Resolution No. 3797: A resolution of the Port of Seattle Commission 
authorizing the Executive Director to sell and convey Port personal property in 2022  in
accordance with RCW 53.08.090 with a value not greater than $21,000  and repealing
Resolution No. 3784, dealing with the same subject. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The Port of Seattle regularly determines that personal property is no longer needed for port
district  purposes  and  prepares  accordingly  for  its  disposal.  Commission  authorization  is
required to grant the Executive Director authority to sell and convey port district personal
property of $21,000 or less in value in accordance with RCW 53.08.090. 
JUSTIFICATION 
Pursuant to RCW 53.08.090, the commission may, by resolution renewed from year to year,
authorize the managing official of a port district to sell and convey port district personal
property of $10,000 or less in value. RCW 53.08.090(2) requires yearly adjustment of the initial
$10,000 limit based on the governmental price index. Such adjustment applied for 2022 results
in an increase of $1,000 and a $21,000 limit. It is now timely for the Commission to consider
renewal of the Executive Director's authority for the year 2022. 
Surplus items that fall within the $21,000 fair market value limit have been well utilized over
the years with many having reached the end of their useful lives. The Port on average surpluses,
through either sale or disposal, about $10,000-$30,000 in equipment, furnishings and
computer/mobility devices, and about $10,000-$30,000 in rolling stock/vehicles, each year. 
Also, Chapter 39.33 RCW in part authorizes the Port to sell, transfer or exchange surplus
property to the state or other local jurisdictions. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
(1)   Draft Resolution No. 3797 
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Meeting Date: December 14, 2021 

PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
January 26, 2021  The Commission adopted Resolution No. 3784, authorizing the Executive
Director to sell and convey Port personal property in accordance with RCW 53.08.090,
and repealing Resolution No. 3769 dealing with the same subject. 
















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