COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          8h 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting      January 26, 2021 
DATE:     January 19, 2021 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Rudy Caluza, Director, Accounting & Financial Reporting 
SUBJECT:  Resolution No. 3784  Delegation of Authority to Sell and Convey Port Personal
Property for 2020 Not Exceeding a Value of $20,000 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request adoption of Resolution No. 3784: A resolution of the Port of Seattle Commission 
authorizing the Executive Director to sell and convey Port personal property in 2021  in
accordance with RCW 53.08.090 with a value not greater than $20,000  and repealing
Resolution No. 3769, dealing with the same subject. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The Port of Seattle regularly determines that personal property is no longer needed for port
district  purposes  and  prepares  accordingly  for  its  disposal.  Commission  authorization  is
required to grant the Executive Director authority to sell and convey port district personal
property of $20,000 or less in value in accordance with RCW 53.08.090. 
JUSTIFICATION 
Pursuant to RCW 53.08.090, the Commission may, by resolution renewed from year to year,
authorize the managing official of a port district to sell and convey port district personal
property of $10,000 or less in value. RCW 53.08.090(2) requires yearly adjustment of the initial
$10,000 limit based on the governmental price index. Such adjustment results in a $20,000 limit
for 2021, $1,000 more than in 2020. It is now the appropriate time for the Commission to
renew the Executive Director's authority for the year 2021. 
Surplus items that fall within the $20,000 fair market value limit have been well utilized over
the years with many having reached the end of their useful lives. The Port on average surpluses,
through either sale or disposal, about $10,000-$30,000 in equipment, furnishings and
computer/mobility devices, and about $10,000-$30,000 in rolling stock/vehicles, each year. 
Also, Chapter 39.33 RCW in part authorizes the Port to sell, transfer or exchange surplus
property to the state or other local jurisdictions. As in recent previous years, Port staff has
proactively reached out to jurisdictions in 2020, including the  school districts where the Port 
transferred certain computer mobility devices. During 2020, the Seattle School District received
111  iPhones and 22 iPads, 3 Android phones, and 2 MacBook Air. Highline School District

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received 129 iPhones, 41 iPads, 1 Android phone, 14 Android tablets, and 3 MacBook Air. The 
school districts use these needed devices to open opportunities for the younger grades to
educate and prepare them on the use of technology. Moreover, this donated equipment helps
bridge the technology gap for lower income children especially during the pandemic. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
(1)   Draft Resolution No. 3784 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
February 11, 2020    The Commission  adopted Resolution No. 3769, authorizing the
Executive Director to sell and convey Port personal property in accordance with RCW
53.08.090, and repealing Resolution No. 3756 dealing with the same subject. 













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