Template revised September 22, 2016.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No.
6d
ACTION ITEM
Date of Meeting
February 11, 2020
DATE: January 22, 2020
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: Rudy Caluza, Director, Accounting & Financial Reporting
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 3769 – Delegation of authority to sell and convey Port personal
property for 2020 not exceeding a value of $19,000
ACTION REQUESTED
Request adoption of Resolution No. 3769: A resolution of the Port of Seattle Commission
authorizing the Executive Director to sell and convey Port personal property in 2020 in
accordance with RCW 53.08.090 with a value not greater than $19,000 and repealing Resolution
No. 3756, 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 initial $10,000
limit based on the governmental price index. Such adjustment results in a $19,000 limit for 2020,
the same level as 2019. It is now the appropriate time for the Commission to renew the Executive
Director’s authority for the year 2020.
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 $10,000-$30,000 in equipment, furnishings and
computer/mobility devices, and about $10,000-$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 recent previous years, Port staff proactively reached
out to jurisdictions in 2019, including school districts where the Port transferred certain
computer mobility devices. Seattle School District received 120 iPhones and 18 iPads. Highline
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School District received 120 iPhones and 18 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
(1) Resolution No. 3769
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS
January 7, 2020 – The Commission approved introduction of Resolution 3769, authorizing the
Executive Director to sell and convey Port personal property in accordance with RCW
53.08.090, and repealing Resolution No. 3756 dealing with the same subject.
January 22, 2019 – The Commission adopted Resolution No. 3756, authorizing the Executive
Director to sell and convey Port personal property in accordance with RCW 53.08.090,
and repealing Resolution No. 3715 dealing with the same subject.
