COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          8d 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting        July 13, 2021 

DATE:     June 7, 2021 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Mark Thomas, Deputy Chief of Police 
Stacy Wassall, Manager 911 Communications 
SUBJECT:  Interlocal Agreement between the Port of Seattle and the King County Public Safety
Answering Point 
Amount of this request:                       $0 
Total estimated project cost:                   $0 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to approve the King County Public
Safety Answering Point Interlocal Agreement 2021-2023. The Port of Seattle Police Department
is not seeking additional funding for approval of this ILA. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
Entering into this Interlocal Agreement between the Port of Seattle Public Answering Point
(PSAP) and King County will allow the Port of Seattle to continue to participate in the statewide
emergency services communications network including an Enhanced 911 system which provides
rapid public access for coordinated dispatching services for police, fire, and medical emergency
services. The County provides certain communication services to facilitate the E-911 System and
in support of the PSAP and in providing such services, installs, operates and maintains systems at
the PSAP, the costs of which the County is responsible. King County utilizes the 911 excise tax to
fund this program. 
JUSTIFICATION 
This ILA supports the following Long-Range Plan strategies and objectives for a High-Performance
Organization and the Century Agenda: 
1.  Improve Customer Service and Public Engagement (Long Range Strategy 1, Objective 1) 
2.  Improve Process Efficiencies and Effectiveness (Long Range Strategy 1, Objective 2) 
The Port of Seattle 911 Center strives to support the mission of the Port of Seattle Police
Department and Port of Seattle to ensure public safety by providing customer service and

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essential communications between our customers, our community, stakeholders and emergency
personnel.  This ILA will continue the agreement, equipment, and support from King County
necessary to accomplish this mission. 
Diversity in Contracting 
King County E911 Office is a public entity and does not adversely or positively impact Diversity in
Contracting goals. 
DETAILS 
The state of Washington emergency services communication system is a multicounty or countywide
communications network including an enhanced 9-1-1 (911) system, which provides rapid
public access for coordinated dispatching of services, personnel, equipment, and facilities for
police, fire, medical, or other emergency services. WAC 118-66-030 (22). The state of Washington
911 Network is a system of circuits, networks and/or equipment managed and maintained by the
Washington state E-911 office to provide 911 communications from a 911 demarcation point to
the PSAP demarcation point. WAC 118-66-030 (3). The PSAP demarcation point is where the 911
network accesses the PSAP's equipment to receive and process 911 communications. WAC 118-
66-030 (62), (18). 
King County E-911 Program Office uses the 911 excise tax revenue funds to pay for system
network, components and equipment related to receipt of 911 calls from the State Emergency
Services IP Network (ESInet) and delivery to the public safety answering points (PSAPs). In
addition, funds are used to support other PSAP 911 costs for the delivery, receipt and processing
of 911 calls at the PSAP. 
Schedule 
Upon approval of the ILA by the Commission, service utilization will commence immediately. 
ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLICATIONS CONSIDERED 
No viable alternatives exist within King County and the state of Washington for providing 911
emergency services to include Enhanced 911 systems and services to PSAP.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
The department is not requesting any additional funds for this ILA. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
(1)   Interlocal Agreement Between King County PSAP and Port of Seattle, which includes the
King County funding policy as related to the 911 excise tax disbursement. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None 

Template revised June 27, 2019 (Diversity in Contracting).