
Template revised April 12, 2018.
COMMISSION
DATE: October 25, 2024
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: Dan Thomas, Chief Financial Officer
Michael Tong, Director, Corporate Budget
SUBJECT: 2025 Service Agreements for Port of Seattle Staff to Provide Services to the
Northwest Seaport Alliance
Total estimated project cost:
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute an interlocal agreement
(ILA) with the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to implement a series of support service
agreements to allow Port staff to provide services to the NWSA for 2025.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NWSA will require service support from different departments at the Ports of Seattle and
Tacoma. The means to provide these support services is through an ILA between the NWSA and
the homeports as a part of the annual budget process. The costs for these support service
agreements are included in both the Port’s and NWSA’s 2025 budgets.
JUSTIFICATION
The NWSA will require support services from both the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma in order to
carry out its functions. Each port will provide these support functions through an ILA that
describes the services to be provided.
DETAILS
The NWSA needs support and services from both ports in order to carry out its various
administrative functions and operations. Each port intends to execute an ILA with NWSA to allow
the ports to provide those services for 2025. The Port of Seattle budget included the budgeted
amounts for the proposed ILA service agreements with the NWSA.
Below is a summary of the major cost allocation changes to the NWSA from the 2024 budget to
the 2025 budget.