PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA                      Item No.         4a 
Date of Meeting      August 7, 2012 
DATE:      August 1, 2012 
TO:       Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:     Mary Gin Kennedy, Director of Commission Services 
SUBJECT:  Special Order of Business  Commission Activities Report 

At the first Commission meeting of every month, the Commission will note its major
activities of the previous month. Activities during the month of July 2012 included: 
Participated in four Century Agenda outreach activities. 
Held a Commission retreat to discuss the Century Agenda and the 2013 budget. 
Attended a Joint Advisory Committee meeting with the City of SeaTac. 
Co-chaired a Highline Forum meeting. 
Voted for the 2012 Regional Economic Strategy at an Economic Development
District Board meeting. 
Attended a Trade Development Alliance Board meeting. 
Attended a Transportation Policy Board meeting. 
Attended a Freight Mobility Strategic Advisory Board meeting. 
Attended a Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board meeting. 
Attended the Washington Public Ports Association (WPPA) Commissioners
Seminar and an Executive Committee meeting of the WPPA Board of Governors. 
Spoke to the Auburn Chamber of Commerce on jobs, regional partnership and
economic recovery. 
Spoke to the Eastside Transportation Association on various highway and freight
mobility issues. 
Spoke at a City Business Casual event highlighting the fishing and maritime
industries sponsored by the City of Seattle Office of Economic Development. 
Participated in a Publicola panel on the proposed sports arena. 
Participated in the All Nippon Airways' (ANA) inaugural flight ceremonies in
honor of ANA's new non-stop service between Seattle and Tokyo. 
Participated in a courtesy call with a delegation from Kobe, Japan, in conjunction
with the commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the Sister Port relationship
between the Port of Seattle and the Port of Kobe. 
Spoke at a reception and a luncheon commemorating the 45th anniversary of our
Sister Port relationship with the Port of Kobe.