Founded in 1911 by a vote of the people as a special purpose government, the Port of Seattle’s mission is to promote economic opportunities
and quality of life in the region by advancing trade, travel, commerce, and job creation
in an equitable, accountable, and environmentally responsible manner.
COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
December 8, 2020
To be held in virtually via MS Teams in accordance with the Governor’s ‘Safe
Start’ order and Proclamation 20-28. You may view the full meeting live at
meetings.portseattle.org. To listen live, call in at +1 (425) 660-9954 and code
889 458 149#
ORDER OF BUSINESS
10:30 a.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. EXECUTIVE SESSION – if necessary, pursuant to RCW 42.30.110 (executive sessions are not open to the public)
► 12:00 noon – PUBLIC SESSION
Reconvene or Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA (at this time, commissioners may reorder, add, or remove items from the agenda)
4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY - None
5. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
6. COMMITTEE REPORTS
7. PUBLIC COMMENT – procedures available online at https://www.portseattle.org/page/public-comment-port-commission-meetings
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE GOVERNOR’S ‘SAFE START’ ORDER there will be no physical location for this meeting and the
PORT WILL NOT ACCEPT in-person, verbal comments during the regular meeting of December 8, 2020. Alternatively, during the
regular order of business, those wishing to provide public comment will have the opportunity to:
1) Deliver public comment via email: All written comments received by email to commission-public-records@portseattle.org will be
distributed to commissioners and attached to the approved minutes.
2) Deliver public comment via phone or Microsoft Teams conference: To take advantage of this option, please email
commission-public-records@portseattle.org with your name and the topic you wish to speak to by 9:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday,
December 8, 2020. You will then be provided with instructions and a link to join the Teams meeting.
This process will be in place until further notice. For additional information, contact commission-public-
records@portseattle.org.
8. CONSENT AGENDA (consent agenda items are adopted by one motion without discussion)
8a. Approval of the minutes of the regular meetings of November 10 and November 17, 2020. (no enclosure)
8b. Approval of the Claims and Obligations for the period November 1, 2020, through November 30, 2020, including accounts payable
check nos. 937439-937688 in the amount of $4,071,810.42; accounts payable ACH nos. 030522-031186 in the amount of
$60,717,829.92; accounts payable wire transfer nos. 015490-015497 in the amount of $4,726,132.18, payroll check nos. 197491-
197664 in the amount of $56,640.57; and payroll ACH nos. 996763-1001060 in the amount of $11,883,055.22 for a fund total of
$81,455,468.31. (memo enclosed)
8c. Authorization for the Executive Director to execute two consulting indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts for cost estimating
services for a total amount not-to-exceed $3 million and a contract ordering period of five years. There is no funding associated
with this request. (memo enclosed)
8d. Authorization for the Executive Director to authorize $85,000 in design and permitting phase funding for the proposed underdock
utility replacement at Pier 69. This funding request would increase the total project authorization to-date to $310,000, out of a
preliminarily estimated total project cost of $2,930,000. (CIP #C801102) (memo and presentation enclosed)