PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 

COMMISSION AGENDA                   Item No.         6c 
Date of Meeting      August 3, 2010 
DATE:      July 28, 2010 
TO:         Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:     Craig R. Watson, General Counsel 
SUBJECT:   Resolution No. 3639, First Reading, Second Reading and Final Passage relating to
the Purchase of the "Woodinville Subdivision" by the Port of Seattle.
ACTION REQUESTED: 
First Reading, Second Reading and Final Passage of Resolution No.3639. Authorizing and
ratifying acquisition of that portion of the Woodinville Corridor located in Snohomish County
that is reasonably necessary to link the rail services, equipment, and facilities within the port
district to an interstate railroad system. 
BACKGROUND: 
On May 12, 2008, the Port Commission authorized by motion a set of agreements with BNSF
Railway Company (BNSF) and King County in which: (i) the Port of Seattle (Port) would
purchase from BNSF the segments of the Woodinville Corridor (Corridor) between the City of
Woodinville (Woodinville) and the City of Snohomish (Snohomish) in King and Snohomish
counties, and between Woodinville and the City of Redmond (Redmond) in King County; (ii)
BNSF would donate to the Port the segment of the Corridor south of Woodinville to the City of
Renton (Renton) in King County, and grant a third party operator an easement to conduct freight
service between Woodinville and Snohomish; and (iii) the Port would grant King County an
easement for public trail and other transportation purposes over the segments of the Corridor
south of Woodinville to Renton and Woodinville to Redmond in King County, said trail to be
developed only after the completion of a regional process that would determine the desirability 
and/or appropriateness of transportation and/or trail uses along the Corridor. The Port acquired
the Corridor on December 18, 2009. 
This request is a procedural step for completing the transaction under Washington law, RCW
53.08.290, providing that the Port Commission may make a finding by resolution that the
acquisition of intermodal facilities outside of King County is reasonably necessary to link the rail
services, equipment, and facilities within the port district to an interstate railroad system.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
T. Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
July 29, 2010 
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OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST: 
Resolution No. 3639. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS: 
On November 2, 2007, the Port Commission authorized the Chief Executive Officer to
execute a Memorandum of Understanding with King County and BNSF that would result
in the Port's acquisition and receipt by donation of the Corridor, including a lease with
King County for development of a recreational trail. 
On December 11, 2007, the Port Commission authorized the Chief Executive Officer to
continue negotiations with BNSF and execute all documents necessary for the acquisition of
the Corridor and operation of the northern freight segment of the Corridor at an estimated
cost, including professional services, administration and overhead, of $107,000,000. 
On May 12, 2008, the Port Commission authorized the Chief Executive Officer to execute a
final set of agreements to complete the Corridor rail-banking and acquisition, including an
Interlocal Agreement and Public Multipurpose Easement with King County.