Item Number:    6d 
Meeting Date:  February 9, 2016___ 

Resolution No. 3716 

A Resolution      of the Port of Seattle Commission repealing Resolution No. 3694, as
amended, relating to safety and security at Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport and the necessary hiring standards, training
opportunities, and minimum comensation required to maintain a
well-trained workforce at the Airport. 

WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature in 1911 authorized local
voters to create publicly owned and managed port districts as independent
government bodies run by directly elected port commissioners with powers to
acquire and manage resources that promote trade and commerce; 
WHEREAS, Title 53 of the Revised Code of Washington ("RCW") sets forth
the powers and responsibilities of port districts and Title 14, Chapters 14.07 and
14.08 RCW sets forth the powers and responsibilities of airport operators; 
WHEREAS, through a vote of the people, the citizens of King County
created the Port of Seattle in 1911 as a public agency that today advances trade and
commerce, promotes economic vitality, industrial growth and tourism, and creates
jobs that provide a sustainable quality of life for the people of King County; 
WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle is critical to the success of Washington's
economy and its competitiveness as the most trade-dependent state in the country; 
WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle Commission is the legally constituted and
publicly elected executive governing body of the Port of Seattle; 
WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle Commission leads through the principle that
"public service is a public trust," and promotes accountability, transparency, and
public confidence by its actions; 
WHEREAS, the Port Commission has ultimate responsibility for all Port
operations, activities, initiatives, and relationships; 
WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle Commission adopted Resolution No. 3694, as
amended on July 22, 2014. The purpose of the resolution was to support safety and
security at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and the necessary hiring standards,
training opportunities, and minimum compensation required to maintain a welltrained
workforce at the Airport; and 

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WHEREAS, Resolution 3694, as amended addresses similar employment
standards as those established in City of SeaTac Ordinance 13-1020; and 

WHEREAS, the Washington State Supreme Court in Case No. 89723-9 has
upheld the application of City of SeaTac Ordinance 13-1020 to employees working
at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport; and 
WHEREAS, City of SeaTac Ordinance 13-1020 effectively displaces
Resolution No. 3694, as amended;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port Commission of the
Port of Seattle that: 
Resolution No. 3694, as amended is hereby repealed in its entirety. 

APOPTED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle at a duly noticed
meeting thereof, held this      day of         ___________, 2016, and duly
authenticated in open session by the signatures of the Commissioners voting in
favor thereof and the seal of the Commission. 




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