PORT OF SEATTLE
MEMORANDUM
COMMISSION AGENDA

Item No.
Date of Meeting

4b
September 12, 2011

DATE:

September 1, 2011

TO:

Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer

FROM:

Ryan McFarland, Public Affairs Policy Analyst

SUBJECT:

Special Order of Business: Presentation of US flag flown over Capitol on Port
Centennial

One hundred years ago, on September 5, 1911, the voters of King County approved the creation
of the Port of Seattle. Tom Young, Congressman Dave Reichert's Deputy District Director, will
present the Port of Seattle a United States flag flown over the US Capitol on September 5, 2011,
in honor of the Port's Centennial.
Members of Congress may request the flying of flags over the US Capitol to honor special
occasions for constituents in their districts. Congressman Reichert is serving his fourth term
representing Washington State's Eighth Congressional District, which includes portions of King
County. He serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, with appointments to the Trade
and Health subcommittees.