COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          8e 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting     November 10, 2020 
DATE:     October 23, 2020 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Dan Thomas, Chief Financial Officer 
Tom Tanaka, Deputy General Counsel 
SUBJECT:  2021 service agreements for Port of Seattle staff to provide services to the Northwest
Seaport Alliance 
Amount of this request:                       $0 
Total estimated project cost:                   $0 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute an interlocal agreement
(ILA) with the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to implement a series of support service
agreements to allow Port staff to provide services to the NWSA for 2021. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The NWSA will require service support from different departments at the Ports of Seattle and
Tacoma. The means to provide these support services is through an ILA between the NWSA and
the homeports as a part of the annual budget process. The costs for these support service
agreements are included in both the Port's and NWSA's 2021 budgets. 
JUSTIFICATION 
The NWSA will require support services from both the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma in order to
carry out its functions. Each port will provide these support functions through an ILA that
describes the services to be provided. 
DETAILS 
The NWSA needs support and services from both ports in order to carry out its various
administrative functions and operations. Each port intends to execute an ILA with NWSA to allow
the ports to provide those services for 2021. The Port of Seattle budget included the budgeted
amounts for the proposed ILA service agreements with the NWSA. 
Below is a summary of the major cost allocation changes to the NWSA from the 2020 budget to
the 2021 budget. 

Template revised April 12, 2018.

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Department              2020 Budget 2021 Budget   Change  Explanations
Marine Maintenance           2,713,052    3,365,229   652,177  More direct charges for expense projects/repair work for the NWSA.
Insurance                      323,228     604,622   281,395  Driven by higher property insurance cost.
Commission Office               51,225      241,638   190,412  Due to the allocation methodology change requested by the NWSA.
Design Services                 222,201     335,220   113,019  More support for the NWSA projects.
NWSA Mitigation Parks           54,514     160,263   105,750  More planned expense work for the NWSA mitigation parks.
Police Department             1,211,954     623,228  (588,726)  Lower budget and cost allocation rate to the NWSA in 2021.
External Relations               790,171     489,380  (300,792)  Lower budget and cost allocation rate to the NWSA in 2021.
Maritime Environmental Svcs     342,730     177,799  (164,931)  Lower budget and cost allocation rate to the NWSA in 2021.
Maritime Security               614,338     453,145  (161,193)  Less outside security contract expenses.
All Other                     3,049,444    2,893,657  (155,787)  Lower budget and cost allocation rate to the NWSA in 2021.
TOTAL                  9,372,858   9,344,182   (28,676)

There are 15 support service agreements that will be implemented as part of this agreement for
2021 and are attached as exhibits to the ILA. 
Scope of Work 
The proposed ILA is included as Attachment A. There are 15 service directives that are attached
as exhibits to the ILA. The list of those exhibits is as follows: 
Exhibit 1: Accounting, Finance, Treasury and Risk Management 
Exhibit 2: Legal and Public Records 
Exhibit 3: Information Technology & Information Security 
Exhibit 4: External Relations 
Exhibit 5: Portfolio Management 
Exhibit 6: Capital Development 
Exhibit 7A: Port of Seattle Police 
Exhibit 7B: Security 
Exhibit 8: Maritime Maintenance 
Exhibit 9: Central Procurement Office 
Exhibit 10: Managing Member (Commission Office) 
Exhibit 11: Pier 69 Facilities Management 
Exhibit 12: Environmental and Planning 
Exhibit 13: Tribal Coordination 
Exhibit 14: Labor Relations 
Exhibit 15: Additional Support Services as Needed 

Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.

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Schedule 
This is a part of the annual budget process. 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
The amounts required to provide the services to the NWSA are included in the Port's 2021 
budget. 
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND 
None 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
(1) Attachment A (Interlocal Agreement, including 15 service directives attached as exhibits). 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None 











Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.