8m. Memo

Staff Services to NWSA 2024 Service Agreements

COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          8m 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting     November 14, 2023 
DATE:     October 20, 2023 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Dan Thomas, Chief Financial Officer 
Michael Tong, Director, Corporate Budget 
SUBJECT:  2024 Service Agreements for Port of Seattle Staff to Provide Services to the
Northwest Seaport Alliance 
Amount of this request:                       $0 
Total estimated project cost:                   $0 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute an interlocal agreement
(ILA) with the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to implement a series of support service
agreements to allow Port staff to provide services to the NWSA for 2024. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The NWSA will require service support from different departments at the Ports of Seattle and
Tacoma. The means to provide these support services is through an ILA between the NWSA and
the homeports as a part of the annual budget process. The costs for these support service
agreements are included in both the Port’s and NWSA’s 2024 budgets. 
JUSTIFICATION 
The NWSA will require support services from both the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma in order to
carry out its functions. Each port will provide these support functions through an ILA that
describes the services to be provided. 
DETAILS 
The NWSA needs support and services from both ports in order to carry out its various
administrative functions and operations. Each port intends to execute an ILA with NWSA to allow
the ports to provide those services for 2024. The Port of Seattle budget included the budgeted
amounts for the proposed ILA service agreements with the NWSA. 
Below is a summary of the major cost allocation changes to the NWSA from the 2023 budget to
the 2024 budget. 

Template revised April 12, 2018.

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2023       2024    '23 vs '24
Department                   Budget     Budget    Change  Explanations
Mainly due to $272K increase of NWSA
Reimbursable Insurance Expense change to the
Insurance                         809,860   1,080,767   270,907 NWSA.
Engineering                       588,003     803,596   215,593 Mainly due to higher payroll costs.
Marine Maintenance (including
NWSA Mitigation Parks)           4,648,521   4,731,171    82,650 Mainly due to higher payroll costs.
Due to a $37K increase in security service contract,
Maritime Security                   547,058     582,520     35,462 partially offset by lower allocation rate.
Environment & Sustainability        317,999     100,000   (217,999) Agreed to $100K limit for 2024.
Due to lower allocation rate to the NWSA by
Police                              852,806     755,287    (97,520) 0.52%.
Portfolio Management              72,587          0    (72,587) Agreed no cost allocation to the NWSA in 2024.
Waterfront Project                                                  Due to lower allocation rate from 58.27% in 2023
Management                1,356,596  1,298,026   (58,570) to 42.60% in 2024.
Labor Relations                      39,995           0    (39,995) Agreed no cost allocation to the NWSA in 2024.
All Other                         2,767,998   2,837,072     69,074
Total                            12,001,424  12,188,440   187,016

There are 18 support service agreements that will be implemented as part of this agreement for
2024 and are attached as exhibits to the ILA. 
Scope of Work 
The proposed ILA is included as Attachment A. There are 18 service directives that are attached
as exhibits to the ILA. The list of those exhibits is as follows: 
Exhibit 1: Accounting, Finance, Treasury and Risk Management 
Exhibit 2: Legal and Public Records 
Exhibit 3: Information Technology & Information Security 
Exhibit 4: External Relations 
Exhibit 5: Portfolio Management 
Exhibit 6: Capital Development 
Exhibit 7A: Port of Seattle Police 
Exhibit 7B: Security 
Exhibit 8: Maritime Maintenance 
Exhibit 9: Central Procurement Office 
Exhibit 10: Managing Member (Commission Office) 
Exhibit 11: Pier 69 Facilities Management 

Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.

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Exhibit 12: Environment and Sustainability 
Exhibit 13: Tribal Coordination 
Exhibit 14: Labor Relations 
Exhibit 15: Additional Support Services as Needed 
Exhibit 16: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 
Exhibit 17: Municipal, County, and State Use of NWSA-Licensed Property 
Exhibit 18 – North Harbor Customs and Border Patrol Facilities 
Schedule 
This is a part of the annual budget process. 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
The amounts required to provide the services to the NWSA are included in the Port’s 2024 
budget. 
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND 
None 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
(1) Interlocal Agreement 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None 








Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.



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