Commissioners                                               Tay Yoshitani 
Chief Executive Officer 
Bill Bryant, President 
John Creighton 
P.O. Box 1209 
Patricia Davis 
Seattle, Washington 98111 
Lloyd Hara                             www. portseattle.org 
Gael Tarleton                              206.728.3000 

APPROVED MINUTES 
COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2009 
The Port of Seattle Commission met in a special meeting at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday,
December 8, 2009, in "The Library" at The Willows Lodge in Woodinville, WA. for the
purpose of holding a Commission Retreat. Commissioners Bryant, Tarleton and
Creighton and Chief Executive Officer Yoshitani were present. Also in attendance were
Commissioners-elect Albro and Holland.
1.     CALL TO ORDER 
The special meeting was called to order at 8:10 a.m. by Bill Bryant, President of the
Commission. 
The following topics were reviewed and discussed at the Commission retreat with the
assistance of Sally Hull, facilitator, Applied Leadership Strategies. 
Who's Here and Why Are We Here? 
Vision and Goals. 
SWOT Analysis (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats). 
Ideal Scenario for December 31, 2010. 
Next Steps and Actions Items. 
2.     ADJOURNMENT 
The special meeting was adjourned at 5:20 p.m. 

Gael Tarleton 
Vice-chair and Vice-president