Commissioners                                             Tay Yoshitani 
Gael Tarleton 
Chief Executive Officer 
Commission President 
Tom Albro                          P.O. Box 1209 
Bill Bryant                           Seattle, Washington 98111 
John Creighton                      www.portseattle.org 
Rob Holland                          206.787.3000 
Audio and video recordings of the meeting proceedings and meeting materials are available on the
Port of Seattle web site  www.portseattle.org. The approximate point in the video recording for each
agenda item is identified by hours, minutes, and seconds; example: 00:01:30. 
APPROVED MINUTES 
COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 18, 2012 
The Port of Seattle Commission met in a special meeting Monday, June 18, 2012, at King County
Council Chambers at the King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington, for the
purpose of meeting jointly with the King County Council Committee of the Whole. Commissioners 
Albro, Bryant, Creighton, Holland, and Tarleton were present. Commissioner Albro was absent 
prior to 10:37 a.m.  Also present were King County Councilmembers Ferguson, Lambert,
Patterson, Phillips, von Reichbauer, Gossett, Dunn, and McDermott and Councilmember Hague,
Chair of the Committee of the Whole. 
The special meeting of the Port of Seattle Commission was called to order at 10:21 a.m. by Gael
Tarleton, Commission President. 
Committee Chair Hague welcomed the Port of Seattle Commission to King County Council
Chambers and recognized Port Chief Executive Officer Yoshitani. Committee Chair Hague and
Commission President Tarleton made brief opening comments stressing the value of coordination
and collaboration between the two groups. 
King County Strategic Plan Overview and Status Report. 
John Resha, Principal Legislative Analyst, King County Council, reported on the adoption in 2010
of the King County Council's first countywide strategic plan. He presented a summary of the eight
primary strategic plan goals focused on justice and safety, health and human potential, economic
growth and built environment, environmental sustainability, service excellence, financial
stewardship, public engagement, and a quality workforce. 
Port of Seattle Century Agenda Briefing and Video. 
Commissioner Albro arrived at 10:37 a.m. 
Commissioners Creighton and Bryant commented on common interests of the Port of Seattle and
the King County Council; the process of developing the Port's Century Agenda; the importance to
the Century Agenda goals of complementary land-use, transportation, and tax policies; the role of
tourism, workforce development, and promotion of small business in the Century Agenda; and the
environmental responsibility component of the Century Agenda and the Port's day-to-day
operations. A five-minute video on the Century Agenda was presented.

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Local Economic Development Panel and Discussion. 
Ray Moser, Economic Policy Advisor/Business Relations Manager, King County Executive's Office,
made a presentation on the composition and mission of the King County Aerospace Alliance to
foster the long-term economic vitality, growth, and competitiveness of the aerospace industry in
King County. 
Mark Reis, Aviation Division Managing Director, Port of Seattle, reported on passenger growth
trends at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including growth in international destinations,
and Airport capital projects. 
Linda Styrk, Seaport Division Managing Director, Port of Seattle, commented on activities of the
Port of Seattle's seaport, noting economic impacts and describing Century Agenda goals relating to
various lines of business in the Seaport division.  She presented information relating to Port
infrastructure investments and development trends in container freight. 
Michael Merritt, Local Government Relations Manager, Port of Seattle, reported on regional freight
mobility efforts in which the Port has been a partner. He commented on mobility interests related
to highway and street improvements and extensions, rail capacity and intermodal connections,
transit extensions and funding stability, and Seattle seawall improvements. 
John Resha, Principal Legislative Analyst, King County Council, commented on the role of King
County Metro Transit in supporting regional transportation needs and agency funding concerns. 
Commissioner Tarleton chaired the discussion that followed, which  included remarks by
Councilmember Patterson on the need to obtain passage of worker retention legislation; comments
by Commissioner Creighton on the Port Commission's support for a worker retentionpolicy; the
complexity introduced by the injunction issued in the matter of CityIce Cold Storage v. Port of
Seattle and the Port Commission's decision to hire outside counsel to review and seek a
modification of the injunction; remarks by Councilmember Phillips on conveying the message of the
importance of regional job growth and collaboration on transportation issues; and Commissioner
Holland's comments on the need to balance worker retention interests in the concessions program
and policies that hurt small and disadvantaged businesses at the Airport. 
International Trade Panel and Discussion. 
Eric Schinfeld, President, Washington Council on International Trade, and Federal Policy Director
for the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, commented that there is a strong international
market for goods and services in Washington and noted potential areas of collaboration between
the Port Commission and County Council. 
Bill Glassford, Board Chair, Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, commented on the
work of the trade alliance's public entities and businesses to promote international trade. 
Tom Norwalk, President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau,
commented on the "Brand USA" marketing campaign focused on international customers and local

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increases in international tourism and on the need to develop a sustainable funding mechanism for
tourism promotion in Washington. 
Motion to Strengthen Regional Cooperation between King County and the Port of Seattle. 
Nick Wagner, Principal Legislative Analyst, King County Council, presented a motion, proposed for
adoption by both the King County Council and the Port of Seattle Commission, the Port of Seattle
version of which reads as follows: 
(1) The Port of Seattle Commission ("Commission") appreciates that King
County supports the goals of the Port's Century Agenda and is pleased that the
King County Council will designate one or more members to meet with a
temporary committee of the Commission to identify issues of common interest
in the King County Strategic Plan and the Century Agenda, and areas where the
Port and King County can work together to achieve their mutual goals. This
motion serves to establish a temporary committee to work with King County
Councilmembers in furtherance of achieving their mutual goals in accordance
with Article III, Section 6, of the Commission's Bylaws. 
(2)  The Port will seek opportunities to form joint state and federal legislative
agendas with King County. 
(3)  The Port will seek opportunities to partner on environmental initiatives and
transportation planning with King County. 
(4)  The Port will seek opportunities to partner with King County on economic
development and tourism, including support of strong air, rail and freight
industries. 
[Clerk's Note: A copy of the complete motion, including the statement in support of the motion, is
available for inspection in Port offices.] 
The motion was moved and seconded by the King County Council Committee of the Whole, and
Councilmember Patterson offered an amendment to include an additional focus of consideration for
the temporary committee in furtherance of the mutual goals of the Port of Seattle and the King County
Council. The amendment was adopted by the King County Council Committee of the Whole, as was
the amended motion, which was referred to the King County Council for expedited action. 
The Port of Seattle Commission then took up the original motion, as described above, as follows: 
Motion to Strengthen RegionalCooperation between King County and the Port of Seattle  
Creighton 
Second  Bryant 
AMENDMENT 
Commissioner Creighton offered an amendment to the motion in order to conform it to the
amended motion passed by the King County Council Committee of the Whole by inserting the
following text in the first paragraph, after "Strategic Plan and the Century Agenda,": 
including social justice and equity principles as they relate to economic
development and environmental sustainability,

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Commissioner Holland noted that the Port of Seattle is a special purpose government and
therefore more limited than the general purpose governments of King County and the City of
Seattle in adopting legislative measures appropriate to social justice and equity principles, such as
adoption of a living-wage ordinance, which he suggested the King County Council has the authority
to do. Commissioner Albro noted that the motion was a good first step toward improving the future
of King County residents, although he noted there is still much work to do. 
Motion to amend  Albro 
Second  Holland 
Motion carried by the following vote: 
In Favor: Albro, Bryant, Creighton, Holland, Tarleton (5) 
The question recurred on the motion, as amended, to strengthen regional cooperation between
King County and the Port of Seattle, which now reads as follows: 
(1)  The Port of Seattle Commission ("Commission") appreciates that King
County supports the goals of the Port's Century Agenda and is pleased that the
King County Council will designate one or more members to meet with a
temporary committee of the Commission to identify issues of common interest
in the King County Strategic Plan and the Century Agenda, including social
justice and equity principles as they relate to economic development and
environmental sustainability, and areas where the Port and King County can
work together to achieve their mutual goals. This motion serves to establish a
temporary committee to work with King County Councilmembers in furtherance
of achieving their mutual goals in accordance with Article III, Section 6, of the
Commission's Bylaws. 
(2)  The Port will seek opportunities to form joint state and federal legislative
agendas with King County. 
(3)  The Port will seek opportunities to partner on environmental initiatives and
transportation planning with King County. 
(4)  The Port will seek opportunities to partner with King County on economic
development and tourism, including support of strong air, rail and freight
industries. 
Motion carried by the following vote: 
In Favor: Albro, Bryant, Creighton, Holland, Tarleton (5) 
Commissioner Tarleton announced that Commissioners Creighton and Bryant had agreed to serve
on the temporary committee on behalf of the Port of Seattle. 
Adjournment. 
There being no further business, the special meeting was adjourned at 11:51 a.m. 

Tom Albro 
Secretary 
Minutes approved: August 7, 2012.