COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          6e 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting       June 12, 2018 
DATE:     May 24, 2018 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Thomas H. Tanaka, Senior Port Counsel 
SUBJECT:  Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement for Support Service Agreements between
the Port of Seattle and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) 
Amount of this request:                       $0 
Total estimated project cost:                   $0 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute an amendment to the
interlocal agreement with the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) for the Support Service
Agreements between the Port of Seattle and the NWSA to clarify that each party has authority
to obtain services from outside sources. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The Port and the NWSA provide services to each other via an interlocal agreement that is
approved each year. The Commission approved the latest interlocal agreement on November
14, 2017.  The language of the interlocal agreement is not clear that the parties are free to
obtain those services from sources other than each other. This amendment clarifies this issue. 
DETAILS 
The proposed amendment to the interlocal agreement would add a sentence to section I.B. of
the agreement:  "The NWSA and POS, in their respective sole discretion, may obtain the
services under this Agreement from entities other than the Parties to this Agreement." 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
Draft First Amendment to Interlocal Agreement for Support Services by and between the Port
of Seattle and the Northwest Seaport Alliance 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
November 14, 2017 The Commission authorized the Executive Director to execute an
interlocal agreement with the NWSA to implement agreements for services between
the Port and NWSA. 

Template revised April 12, 2018.