Digital recordings of the meeting proceedings and meeting materials are available online – www.portseattle.org.

APPROVED MINUTES

COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING

MAY 23, 2023

The Port of Seattle Commission met in a special meeting Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The meeting was

held at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Conference Center, located at 17801 International

Blvd, Seattle WA, Mezzanine Level, Seattle, Washington. Commissioners Calkins, Hasegawa, and

Mohamed were present. Commissioners Cho and Felleman were absent and excused from the

meeting.

CALL to ORDER

The special meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Commission Vice-President

Toshiko Hasegawa, for the purpose of holding a Round Table format to discuss worker retention and

recruitment.

Recruitment and retention efforts were highlighted, as well as current openings and current

applicants. Issues regarding recruitment and retention were discussed; input on issues from the

workers’ point of view was received; and what businesses can do to increase efforts was considered.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, the special meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.

Prepared: Attest:

Michelle M. Hart, Commission Clerk Fred Felleman, Commission Secretary

Minutes approved: June 13, 2023.

P.O. Box 1209

Seattle, Washington 98111

www.portseattle.org

206.787.3000