PORT COMMISSION MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009 P. 3
July 28 RM Min
Request document: Commission agenda memorandum dated July 9, 2009 from James R.
Schone, Director, Aviation Business Development; R. Borgan Anderson, Manager,
Aviation Finance and Budget; and Elizabeth Morrison, Senior Manager, Corporate
Finance
f. Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a pedestrian crossing
construction and maintenance agreement with BNSF at Klickitat Avenue SW for
the T18 expansion project for an estimated project cost of $325,000.
Request document: Commission agenda memorandum dated July 8, 2009 from Michael
Burke, Senior Manager, Container Leasing and Operations and Catherine Chu, Capital
Project Manager; and grade crossing construction and maintenance agreement
g. Authorization for the General Counsel to engage legal counsel to represent Bob
Riley in an investigation by the State Board of Engineers, subject to the
limitations set forth in RCW 53.08.208.
Motion authorizing General Counsel to engage legal counsel, as follows:
“The Commission authorizes the General Counsel to engage legal counsel for the purpose
of representing Robert Riley in the investigation by the State Board of Engineers, subject
to the limitations set forth in RCW 53.08.208.
Motion for approval of Unanimous Consent Items 5a, 5b, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g – Davis
Second – Creighton
Motion carried by the following vote:
In Favor: Bryant, Creighton, Davis, Hara, Tarleton (5)
c. (00:03:02) Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute an
amendment to extend the Lease and Concession Agreement of Host International
(Host Duty Free) for duty free retail operations at Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport (Airport) in 2010.
Request documents: Commission agenda memorandum dated July 1, 2009 from James
R. Schone, Director, Aviation Business Development and Deanna Zachrisson, Manager,
Aviation Concessions; and copy of amendment to lease and concessions agreement.
Responding to a question from Commissioner Hara, Ms. Zachrisson clarified that today’s
request was for an extension for Host Duty free for only one year, until the end of 2010,
and that during that time, Host would be paying additional rent. She stated that Host will
be leaving the duty free business at the end of that contract period, and that staff would be
going out next year for a competitive bid.