10c. Memo

Port Personal Property 2023 Delegation

COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          10c 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting     November 29, 2022 
DATE:     November 4, 2022 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Rudy Caluza, Director, Accounting & Financial Reporting 
SUBJECT:  Resolution No. 3808 – Delegation of Authority to Sell and Convey Port Personal
Property for 2023 Not Exceeding a Value of $23,000 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request introduction and adoption of Resolution No. 3808: A resolution of the Port of Seattle 
Commission authorizing the Executive Director to sell and convey Port personal property in 2023 
in accordance with RCW 53.08.090 with a value not greater than $23,000 and repealing
Resolution No. 3797, 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
$23,000 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 applied for 2023 results in an
increase of $2,000 and a $23,000 limit. It is now timely for the Commission to consider renewal
of the Executive Director’s authority for the year 2023. 
Surplus items that fall within the $23,000 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. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
(1)   Draft Resolution No. 3808

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Meeting Date: November 29, 2022 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
December 14, 2021 – The Commission  adopted Resolution No. 3797, authorizing the 
Executive Director to sell and convey Port personal property in accordance with RCW
53.08.090 with a value not greater than $21,000, and repealing Resolution No. 3784 
dealing with the same subject. 
















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