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APPROVED MINUTES 
COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 3, 2021 
The Port of Seattle Commission met in a special meeting Thursday, June 3, 2021. The meeting was
held remotely in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution 8402 and in accordance with
Governor Inslee's Proclamation 20-28. Commissioners Bowman, Calkins, Cho, Felleman, and
Steinbrueck were present. 
1.    CALL to ORDER 
Pursuant to RCW 42.30 and Article IV, Section 8, of the commission bylaws, the meeting convened
at 12noon to conduct a 2022 budget priorities planning retreat session. 
Attendees 
Seattle Port Commissioners Peter Steinbrueck, Stephanie Bowman, Ryan Calkins, 
Sam Cho, Fred Felleman. 
Executive Director Metruck and the Executive Leadership Team 
Michael Tong, Director of Corporate Budget & Finance 
Marin Burnett, Strategic Planning Manager 
Commission Staff: Barb Wilson, Aaron Pritchard, Pete Mills, LeeAnne Schirato, 
David Yeaworth, Erica Chung, Michelle Hart, Aubree Payne, Tyler Emsky, Patti Ward, and
Marycruz Talavera 
Goals & Objectives 
2022 Budget Guidance 
2022 Budget Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threats (SWOT) Analysis 
Listening Session Report Overview and Recommendations/Commissioner Discussion 
Commissioner Budget Request Package Development Discussion 
Executive Director Overview and Budget Presentation 
Executive Director Metruck provided an overview of the retreat agenda and spoke regarding
Portwide budget and planning timelines for the 2022 budget. 
Marin Burnett, Strategic Planning Manager, continued to present regarding the Port's strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis. Members of the Commission and staff
discussed: 
staffing resources; 
climate change issues; 
Digital recordings of the meeting proceedings and meeting materials are available online  www.portseattle.org. 
Minutes of June 3, 2021, submitted for review on June 17, 2021, and proposed for approval on June 22, 2021.

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cybersecurity and discussing specific Port strategies to safeguard against attacks; 
telework policies and striking a balance between working from home and maintaining team
connections through direct physical interaction; 
telework policies and keeping an equity focus in mind for employees who have to physically
be at a Port facility; 
Commissioner commitments and also being under-resourced to keep pace with demands; 
ascertaining if identified weaknesses are getting worse over time, including demand to
human resource capacity; 
advancing the idea of inefficient processes within the scope of review of the Delegations of
Responsibility and Authority policy directive of the Commission; 
incorporating a SWOT analysis in the annual budgeting process as of way of forecasting
uncertainties; 
exploring different resources and wrap around services to retain and attract workforce; 
creating a window of opportunity for innovation and efficiencies for 'the Port of the future;' 
being deliberate in communications to the community that the Port's intention is to be part
of economic recovery; and 
adapting to emerging situations. 
Executive Director Metruck continued the presentation by addressing 2022 budget planning and
building on strong fundamentals. Budget guiding principles were discussed. Budget strategies and
the 2022 budget process were overviewed. 
Members of the Commission and Executive Director Metruck discussed: 
high-level strategies and exploring possibl e newlines of business for the Port; 
addressing barriers to employment through the equity lens in an effort to combat a
constrained labor market; and 
looking at personnel in the budgeting process - having programmatic asks that specifically
look at workforce development with respective fiscal notes and staff resource impact
statements attached. 
Michael Tong, Director of Corporate Budget and Finance provided the 2022 budget calendar. 
Commission and staff discussion continued regarding: 
the number of positions at the Port currently frozen from hire; 
opportunities to rethink how we do our work; 
not holding the November budget adoption meeting at the airport due to holiday travel; and 
the potential of conducting an external community engagement process around the budget
prior to its adoption and building this into the budget calendar timeline. 
(The special meeting recessed at 1:30 p.m. and reconvened at 1:36 p.m.) 


Minutes of November 17, 2020, submitted for review on December 3, 2020, and proposed for approval on December 8, 2020. 
Minutes of October 27, 2020, submitted for review on November 5, 2020, and proposed for approval on November 10, 2020.

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Listening Sessions Report Overview, Recommendations, and Commissioner Discussion 
Chief of Staff Barb Wilson and Commission Specialist Tyler Emsky provided a report to the
Commission regarding discussions held with the community regarding economic recovery during
and post- pandemic. The presentation addressed: 
Thirteen sessions held with 101 participants; 
leaders and stakeholders from around King County participated; 
key sectors and interest areas were focused on; 
feedback received from the listening sessions; 
o  aviation  relief initiatives, restaffing, Port as coordinator 
o  maritime  workforce development, public safety/public order advocacy, regulations 
o  represented labor  disproportionate impacts on pandemic, jobs creation through
investment in capital projects 
o  contractors  capital spending, growth trajectory, cost escalators, design-build, and
minority contracting 
o  environmental  Port as advocate, electrification, air quality 
o  arts  affordability, paid opportunities, arts ecosystem 
o  equity  equitable recovery, Port contracting improvements, investments in youth 
o  workforce development  career pathways, Port as convener, pandemic impacts 
takeaways; 
o  the Port is a key economic engine for the region 
o  keep the engine running and step on the accelerator  do more, go faster, and go
further 
o  we are going in the right direction 
o  we may have more work to do and are poised to help lead the region's recovery 
issues identified; 
o  disproportionate impacts of the pandemic 
o  contracting and grant processes 
o  strategic economic rebound 
o  job losses and lack of opportunities 
o  uncertainties driven by the pandemic 
actions identified; and 
o  invest in capital programs and operations 
o  support jobs and workforce development 
o  invest in community programs and tourism 
o  convene and advocate with our partners 
o  equitable, sustainable, inclusive recovery 
o  include communities at Port tables 
o  simplify contracting to serve equity 
outcomes; 
o  2022 budget priorities 
o  medium and longer-term efforts 
o  policy changes 
o  partnerships. 

Minutes of November 17, 2020, submitted for review on December 3, 2020, and proposed for approval on December 8, 2020. 
Minutes of October 27, 2020, submitted for review on November 5, 2020, and proposed for approval on November 10, 2020.

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Chief of Staff Barb Wilson, Commission Specialist Tyler Emsky, and Members of the Commission
discussed the Commission's key takeaways from the listening sessions; how those sessions
influences Members' budget priorities; and if the process was valuable and worth repeating in the
future. 
Commission discussion ensued regarding: 
leveraging other resources available to compliment where we are leading efforts  being
more discerning in areas where the Port can play a more supportive role; 
being a strong advocate for housing and quality of life regarding housing near to work
locations; 
caution regarding moving into the scope and functions of general government; 
a priority on workforce development  green jobs, clean innovative new industries, and
pipelines supporting youth and career pathways; 
diversity in contracting and reducing barriers to increasing diversity; 
contributing to the housing issue by helping to close the income gap in the state; 
getting out to others' meetings in order to better ascertain the needs and interests of those
leaders and differences in those needs based on geography; 
organizing core competencies for the Port to include Port business lines; and 
positioning the Port for future opportunities. 
(The special meeting recessed at 2:32 p.m. and reconvened at 2:37 p.m.) 
At this time, Members of the Commission discussed their individual budget priorities for the 2022
budget.
Priorities included: 
Eco tourism conference in 2022  Commissioner Bowman 
Electric trucks vis Northwest Seaport Alliance  Commissioner Bowman 
Human trafficking training certification  Commissioner Cho 
Refunding Workforce Development's budget  Commissioner Cho 
Performing a trip reduction study to establish clear and definitive baseline and
recommendations on increasing mode splits to transit  Commissioner Steinbrueck 
South King County fund expansion with green jobs - Commissioner Steinbrueck 
Resiliency study response to fund recommendations  Commissioner Steinbrueck 
Policing taskforce funding  Commissioner Steinbrueck 
Bio refinery investment and shared costs with King County  Commissioner Steinbrueck 
Portwide art program funding, expanded beyond SEA  Commissioner Steinbrueck 
SEA Architect and needed support for the scope of work before the Port  Commissioner
Steinbrueck 
TMA staff  Commissioner Steinbrueck 
Conducting building energy audits  Commissioner Steinbrueck 
Conducting a park activation study  Commissioner Steinbrueck 

Minutes of November 17, 2020, submitted for review on December 3, 2020, and proposed for approval on December 8, 2020. 
Minutes of October 27, 2020, submitted for review on November 5, 2020, and proposed for approval on November 10, 2020.

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Providing wraparound services to reduce Port employee attrition and employee turnover,
which is a cost to the Port  Commissioner Cho 
Making investments so we are the airport of the future  Commissioner Steinbrueck 
Conducting an offshore wind feasibility study  Commissioner Calkins 
Conducting a Pacific Coast Offshore Wind symposium, similar to SAF symposium the Port
hosted a couple of years ago  Commissioner Calkins 
Offshore wind ancillary expenses to include annual membership in a national trade
association and staff site visits to Demark, epicenter of offshore wind, and the east coast  
Commissioner Calkins 
Continued funding of Maritime High School - asking the Port to make a 4-year commitment
of $250,000 from 2022 to 2025  Commissioner Calkins
3.    ADJOURNMENT 
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:06 p.m. 

Prepared:                                      Attest: 

Michelle M. Hart, Commission Clerk              Sam H. Cho, Commission Secretary 
Minutes approved: June 22, 2021. 









Minutes of November 17, 2020, submitted for review on December 3, 2020, and proposed for approval on December 8, 2020. 
Minutes of October 27, 2020, submitted for review on November 5, 2020, and proposed for approval on November 10, 2020.