COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Port of Seattle
Commission Chambers
P69, 2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98158
REGULAR MEETING REVISED AGENDA, Revised February 3, 2011 Item 6c
Corrected Memo Date
Date: February 1, 2011
ORDER OF BUSINESS
12:00 noon 1. Call to Order
Recess to:
2. Executive Session, if necessary*
1:00 p.m. Call to Order or reconvene to Open Public Session
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Special Order of Business
5. Unanimous Consent Calendar**
6. Division, Corporate and Commission Action Items
7. Staff Briefings
8. New Business
9. Policy Roundtables
10. Adjournment
1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. EXECUTIVE SESSION* - Pursuant to RCW 42.30.110, if necessary.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approval of minutes for the Special Meeting of December 7, 2010, and the Regular Meeting of January
4, 2011
4. . SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
a. Port of Seattle Police Department Swearing In. (memo enclosed)
b. Port of Seattle Police Department K-9 Retirement. (memo enclosed)
5. UNANIMOUS CONSENT CALENDAR**
Notice: There will be no separate discussion of Consent Calendar items as they are considered
routine by the Port of Seattle Commission and will be adopted by one motion. If a Commissioner or
a member of the public requests discussion on a particular item, that item will be removed from the
Consent Calendar and considered separately
* An Executive Session may be held at any time after the convening time, if necessary.
** Unless otherwise requested by a Port Commissioner, all items under the Unanimous Consent Calendar will be considered as a
single item.
*** Cellular telephones and pagers should be off or on vibrate mode during the Public Session.
Port of Seattle
Commission
Tom Albro
Bill Bryant
John Creighton
Rob Holland
Gael Tarleton
Chief Executive Officer
Tay Yoshitani
Web site:
www.portseattle.org
E-mail:
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@portseattle.org
Port Commission
(206) 787-3034
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(206) 787-3222
Port of Seattle:
Creating Economic
Vitality Here
Business Strategies:
• Ensure Airport and
Seaport Vitality
• Develop New Business
and Economic
Opportunities for the
Region and the Port
• Enhance Public
Understanding and
Support of the Port’s
Role in the Region
• Be a Catalyst for
Regional Transportation
Solutions
• Be a Leader in
Transportation Security
• Exhibit Environmental
Stewardship through
our Actions
• Be a High Performance
Organization
AGENDA - Port Commission Regular Meeting, February 1, 2011 Page 2
5. UNANIMOUS CONSENT CALENDAR Continued
a. Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the Port of Seattle and Teamsters
Local Union No. 117 representing the Police Officer bargaining unit regarding outsourcing background investigations.(memo and MOU
enclosed)
b. Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the Port of Seattle and Teamsters
Local Union No. 117 representing Police Specialists permitting Police Specialists to combine their breaks and lunches if they choose.
(memo and MOU enclosed)
c. Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a contract with an insurance brokerage firm for the purpose of procuring liability
insurance for the Port of Seattle over a three-year period plus two one-year renewal options. The total cost of these brokerage services
over the five-year period is estimated at $385,000. The selection will utilize a competitive process. (memo enclosed)
6. DIVISION, CORPORATE AND COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS
a. Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a contract with the selected Design-Build team and construct the
Renewal/Replacement of forty-two (42) Escalators and 2 New Escalators project (CIP # C800237) at Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport (Airport). The amount of this request is $51,817,000. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $55,000,000. (memo
enclosed)
b. Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to sign Agreement 200900046 Amendment 4 with the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to
transfer $1,160,250 in funds to support the implementation of the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy, and to extend the end date of the
Agreement from June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2013. If executed, Amendment 4 would increase the total amount transferred from the Port
of Seattle to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency since 2009 to $4,166,250. (memo and amendment enclosed)
c. Resolution 3648. Second Reading/Final Passage. Authorizing the issuance and sale of General Obligation (G.O.) Taxable Bonds and
2011 Refunding Bonds in an amount estimated at $117 million (including cost of issuance). (memo and resolution enclosed)
7. STAFF BRIEFINGS
a. Briefing on proposed revisions to the Port of Seattle’s existing procedures related to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and a
proposed new Port of Seattle SEPA policy related to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change under SEPA. (memo, Resolution
example A, and Resolution example B, and PowerPoint enclosed)
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. POLICY ROUNDTABLE
None.
10. ADJOURNMENT
PUBLIC TESTIMONY PROCEDURES
1. Any person wishing to speak at a Port Commission meeting must register on a sign-up sheet and identify the specific agenda item to which he/she will speak before the
agenda item commences.
2. The Commission does not generally take public testimony for non-action agenda items such as “Staff Briefings” or Work Session presentations, but may do so at the
discretion of the Commission Chair.
3. An individual may testify on an agenda item for up to three minutes. Organization representatives may testify for up to five minutes.
4. Any person wishing to speak on a topic not appearing on an agenda may sign up to speak under “New Business”. All testimony provided under “New Business” is limited to
three minutes.
5. In the interests of time, the Commission Chair may limit the number of persons speaking on any topic or may limit testimony to those having new information or material to
present.
6. The Commission Chair may alter the time allotments for testimony to ensure that more speakers have an opportunity to be heard.
7. The identity of each testifier will be noted in the meeting minutes. An individual or organization representative may have the text of his/her remarks appended to the
Commission minutes by submitting a written text at, or before, the meeting. The appended written text will be preserved permanently.
8. A digital audio recording of the public testimony is on file in Port offices. Digital audio recordings are retained in Port offices for six years and then transferred to State
Archives. A charge is assessed for duplication or transcription.
9. The Commission does not engage in discussion or debate with testifiers during commission meetings. Questions and requests for information or documents may be
addressed to Port staff or to individual Commissioners outside of Commission meetings. (Revised September 14, 2007)
