COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          8n 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting     November 8, 2022 
DATE:     October 21, 2022 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Dan Thomas, Chief Financial Officer 
Michael Tong, Director, Corporate Budget 
SUBJECT:  2023 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 2023. 
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 2023 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 2023. 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 2022 budget to
the 2023 budget. 

Template revised April 12, 2018.

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2022      2023    '23 vs '22
Department                  Budget    Budget    Change  Explanations
Mainly due to $102K direct charges of outside
Attorney Services                   85,720     197,767    112,047 legal services for Permits & Compliances.
Mainly due to $215K increase of NWSA
Reimbursable Insurance Expense change to the
Insurance                        591,680     809,860   218,180 NWSA.
New ILA to support the development of the longterm
strategy for transitioning to zero-emission
drayage trucking and the truck parking
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion            0      50,000     50,000 engagement efforts.
Due to higher payroll cost and 1% increase in
Port Construction Services          37,705     105,883     68,178 allocation rate to the NWSA.
Mainly due to change of allocation methodology
for AFR General Accounting from Standard to
Accounting                      112,252    283,123   170,871 Variable and higher payroll cost.

Police                             915,639     852,806    (62,832) Due to lower allocation rate to the NWSA.
Due to higher payroll cost because of COLA and
CPO                       139,406    199,551    60,144 new FTEs.
Mainly due to a 5.8% increase in allocation rate to
Seaport Finance                   91,186     184,078     92,892 the NWSA.
Due to a $205K increase in direct charge and a
Waterfront Project Management   826,306   1,356,598   530,292 8.5% increase in allocation rate to the NWSA.
Due to a $684K increase in direct charge and a
Marine Maintenance           3,716,459   4,540,907   824,447 1.5% increase in allocation rate to the NWSA.
Due to a $39K increase in direct charge and a 4%
Maritime Security                 473,131     547,058     73,927 increase in allocation rate to the NWSA.
Change allocation methodology from special
allocation to direct charge for 3 employees who
Portfolio Management           115,706      72,587    (43,119) provide support to the NWSA.
All Other                        2,651,246   2,801,267    150,021
Total                            9,756,438  12,001,484  2,245,046

There are 17 support service agreements that will be implemented as part of this agreement for
2023 and are attached as exhibits to the ILA. 
Scope of Work 
The proposed ILA is included as Attachment A. There are 16 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 

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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 
Exhibit 16: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion 
Exhibit 17: Municipal, County, and State Use of NWSA-Licensed Property 
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 2023 
budget. 
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND 
None 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
(1) Interlocal Agreement, including 17 service directives attached as exhibits 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None 




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