PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA  STAFF BRIEFING 
Item No.            7e 
Date of Meeting     February 2, 2010 
DATE:      January 25, 2010 
TO:       Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:     Ralph Graves, Managing Director, Capital Development 
Kathleen Gleaves, Emergency Preparedness Manager, Seaport 
Ron Harmon, Emergency Preparedness Manager, Aviation 
SUBJECT:   Update on Emergency Management Planning - Green River Flooding 
This briefing provides an update on the Port's preparations for potential flooding on the Green River due
to reduced capability of the Howard Hansen Dam. Topics include: 
Port planning organization and staff communications measures are in place and drilled. 
Procurement and setup of emergency generators for SeaTac International Airport are complete. 
Priorities and procedures for responding to public and private requests for real estate facilities to
relocate from the flood-threatened zone are in place.  Five formal requests have been received.
There currently only two open requests, the remaining three were cancelled or denied. 
Port employees have met with representatives of Kent and Tukwila to review POS preparations
and review our procedures for requesting emergency use of POS land. 
The Port has agreed in principal to enter into an agreement with King County for emergency use
of the Smith Cove Cruise Terminal. Draft License Agreements prepared by the Port were
presented to county representatives on January 12th, 2010, and are under consideration by King
County Emergency Management and King County Legal staff.  Meetings are scheduled in
February to finalize contracts. 
Internal accounting project codes have been established for tracking expenditures of time and
materials for current planning and future response and recovery activities for all Divisions. 
An Employee Emergency Notification line is established for personnel to ascertain operating
conditions in their facilities (206-787-3700) 
After considering options including Extended Illness Leave (EIL), Paid Time Off (PTO), and
Shared Leave, it was determined that employees impacted by flooding in their homes will be
able to use PTO. EIL is not available  unless the employee is injured. Legal is researching the

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
January 25, 2010 
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options for Shared Leave and a report is expected soon. Departmental telecomm uting options
may also be available in some cases. 
HB2787 introduced in the state legislature on January 14 to provide $25 million for flood
prevention and relocation costs associated with Green River flooding.