COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
ACTION ITEM

Item No.
Date of Meeting

DATE:

December 21, 2018

TO:

Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director

FROM:

Rudy Caluza, Director, Accounting & Financial Reporting

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January 8, 2019

SUBJECT: Resolution No. 3756 - Delegation of authority to sell and convey Port personal
property for 2019 not exceeding a value of $19,000
ACTION REQUESTED
Request introduction of Resolution No. 3756: A resolution of the Port Commission of the Port of
Seattle authorizing the Executive Director to sell and convey Port personal property in 2019 in
accordance with RCW 53.08.090 with a value not greater than $19,000 and repealing
Resolutions No. 3715, 3730, and 3743, 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 $19,000 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
$10,000 limit based on the governmental price index. Such adjustment results in a $19,000 limit
for 2019, the same level as 2018. It is now the appropriate time for the Commission to renew
the Executive Director's authority for the year 2019.
Surplus items that fall within the $19,000 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 $15,000-$30,000 in equipment, furnishings and
computer/mobility devices, and about $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. As in 2017, Port staff has again proactively reached out to
jurisdictions in 2018, including the school districts where the Port transferred certain
computer mobility devices. Seattle School District received 84 iPhones and 19 iPads. Highline

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School District received 91 iPhones and 20 iPads. The school districts use the devices for the
younger grades to educate and prepare them on the use of technology.

ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST
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Draft Resolution No. 3756

PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS
January 9, 2018 - The Commission adopted Resolution No. 3743, authorizing the Executive
Director to sell and convey Port personal property in accordance with RCW 53.08.090.
March 10, 2017 - The Commission adopted Resolution No. 3730, authorizing the Chief
Executive Officer to sell and convey Port personal property in accordance with RCW
53.08.090.
January 17, 2017 - The Commission approved for First Reading, Resolution No. 3730: A
Resolution of the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle, authorizing the Chief Executive
Officer to sell and convey Port personal property in 2017 in accordance with RCW
53.08.090 with a value not greater than $19,000. The Commission requested staff to
provide at second reading: (1) an overview of the types and dollar value of items
determined surplus and disposed of; and (2) an update on the ability of the Port to
transfer surplus property to school districts and progress made.
February 23, 2016 - The Commission adopted Resolution No. 3715, authorizing the Chief
Executive Officer to sell and convey Port personal property in accordance with RCW
53.08.090.

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