COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
January 14, 2025
To be held virtually via MS Teams and in person at Port of Seattle Headquarters
Building, Commission Chambers, located at 2711 Alaskan Way, Seattle
Washington. You may view the full meeting live at meetings.portseattle.org.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
► 12:00 p.m. - PUBLIC SESSION
Reconvene or Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA (at this time, commissioners may reorder, add, or remove items from the
agenda)
4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
4a. Order No. 2025-01: An Order Electing the Slate of Officers for the Port of Seattle Commission for Calendar
Year 2025. (order enclosed)
5. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
6. COMMITTEE REPORTS
7. PUBLIC COMMENT - procedures available online at https://www.portseattle.org/page/public-comment-portcommission-meetings
During the regular order of business, those wishing to provide public comment (in accordance with the
Commission's bylaws) on Commission agenda items or on topics related to the conduct of Port business will
have the opportunity to:
1) Deliver public comment via email: All written comments received by email to [email protected] will be distributed to commissioners and attached to the approved minutes. Written
comments are accepted three days prior to the meeting and before 9.a.m. on the day of the meeting. Late
written comments received after the meeting, but no later than the day following the meeting, will be included as
part of the meeting record.
2) Deliver public comment via phone or Microsoft Teams conference: To take advantage of this option,
please email [email protected] with your name and agenda item or topic related to the
conduct of Port business you wish to speak to by 9:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. (Please be
advised that public comment is limited to agenda items and topics related to the conduct of Port business
only.) You will then be provided with instructions and a link to join the Teams meeting.
3) Deliver public comment in person by signing up to speak on your arrival to the physical meeting
location: To take advantage of this option, please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of any regular
meeting to sign-up on the public comment sheet available at the entrance to the meeting room to speak on
agenda items and topics related to the conduct of Port business.
For additional information, please contact [email protected].
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and quality of life in the region by advancing trade, travel, commerce, and job creation
in an equitable, accountable, and environmentally responsible manner.
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8. CONSENT AGENDA (consent agenda items are adopted by one motion without discussion)
8a. Approval of Special Meeting Minutes of December 2, 2024, and the Regular Meeting Minutes of
December 10, 2024. (no enclosure)
8b. Monthly Notification of Prior Executive
(memo enclosed) - For Information Only.
Director
Delegation
Actions
December
2024.
8c. Authorization for the Executive Director to Take All Steps Necessary to Complete the Rental Car Facility
Quick Turn-Around Fire System Replacement Project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the
Requested Amount of $6,825,000, for a Total Project Cost of $7,000,000. (CIP #C801412)
(memo and presentation enclosed)
8d. Authorization for the Executive Director to Authorize $2,800,000 for License and Vendor Support Costs Over
a Ten-Year Period for the Pulsiam 911 Dispatch and Police Records Management System, for a Total
Estimated Project Cost of $5,325,000. (memo enclosed)
8e. Authorization for the Executive Director to Execute a Service Agreement Renewal with Midway Sewer District
for a 10-year Term and Two 5-Year Extension Options, in the Requested Amount of $22,000,000.
(memo and agreement enclosed)
8f. Authorization for the Executive Director to Execute a Settlement Agreement to Recover Approximately
$3,000,000 in Costs Associated with the Port's Participation in the Cleanup of the Lower Duwamish Waterway
Superfund Site. (memo enclosed)
10. NEW BUSINESS
10a. Resolution No. 3832: Introduction and Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Sell
and Convey Port Personal Property in 2025 in Accordance with RCW 53.08.090 with a Value Not Greater
than $22,830 and Repealing Resolution No. 3816, Dealing with the Same Subject.
(memo and draft resolution enclosed) (Requested for consolidation of readings to facilitate adoption on
the same day as introduction of the resolution.)
10b. Resolution No. 3833: Introduction of a Resolution Establishing a Revised Code of Ethics for
Port Commissioners and Repealing Resolution No. 3681, as Amended; and Making a Corresponding
Amendment to the Commission's Governance Committee Charter Scope of Work to Include
Jurisdictional Review of Written Complaints Alleging Behavioral Standards Violations of Commissioners
When Such Complaints are Unaccompanied by a Formal Ethics Complaint Filing.
(memo, draft resolution, exhibit A policy directive, redline, charter amendment, correspondence,
and presentation enclosed)
Commissioners: Ryan Calkins ■ Sam Cho ■ Fred Felleman ■ Toshiko Hasegawa ■ Hamdi Mohamed
Executive Director: Stephen P. Metruck
To contact commissioners: 206-787-3034 For meeting records and information: [email protected] 206-787-3210
www.portseattle.org
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10c. Resolution No. 3834: Introduction of a Resolution Amending Resolution No. 3817(AM) and Prior
Corresponding Enacting and Amending Resolutions through Incorporation, Pertaining to the Commission's
Bylaws and Rules of Procedure Policy Directive. (memo, draft resolution, exhibit A policy directive,
and presentation enclosed)
10d. Order No. 2025-02: An Order to Develop a Portwide Policy on Plain Language for the Port of Seattle.
(order enclosed)
11. PRESENTATIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
11a. 2024 Internal Audit Annual Report. (memo and presentation enclosed)
11b. Draft 2025 International Policy Agenda Briefing. (memo and presentation enclosed)
11c. Public Art Program 2024 Annual Report. (memo and presentation enclosed)
12. QUESTIONS on REFERRAL to COMMITTEE and CLOSING COMMENTS
13. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioners: Ryan Calkins ■ Sam Cho ■ Fred Felleman ■ Toshiko Hasegawa ■ Hamdi Mohamed
Executive Director: Stephen P. Metruck
To contact commissioners: 206-787-3034 For meeting records and information: [email protected] 206-787-3210
www.portseattle.org