Template revised January 10, 2019.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No. 8b
FOR INFORMATION ONLY
Date of Meeting August 12, 2025
DATE: August 1, 2025
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: Karen R. Goon, Deputy Executive Director
SUBJECT: Monthly Notification of Prior Executive Director Delegation Actions July 2025
APPROVAL SUMMARY
Notification of the following Executive Director delegated approvals that occurred in July, 2025
Category of Approval Request# Description of Approvals July 2025
Category
Amount
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2115-2025 Cargo Buildings Preliminary Design
and Project Notebook
$1,450,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2136-2025
T91 Dock Rehab DORA Request
$1,700,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2131-2025
C801320 Security Cameras
$460,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2125-2025 Airfield Environmental Mitigation
(PFAS)
$1,500,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2147-2025 Parking Garage Dry Standpipe
Mods
$489,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2151-2025
2-Way Elevator Lobby
Communication - 30% Design
Funds
$950,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2186-2025
Technical Consulting Expert
Resources for AV Maintenance
Capital Liaison Team
$1,900,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2176-2025
1-MOA with City of Tukwila for
Services Provided by SKC Trips
2025
$25,000.00
Real Property Agreement
No Approvals in July $0.00
Utilization of Port Crews
No Approvals in July
$0.00
Sale of Surplus Port Property
No Approvals in July
$0.00
COMMISSION AGENDA – Agenda Item No. 8b Page 2 of 2
Meeting Date: August 12, 2025
Template revised June 27, 2019 (Diversity in Contracting).
TRANSPARENCY:
In approving the delegations for the Executive Director, the Commission requested that staff ensure
transparency is built into the process. As a result, staff will make approvals visible to the public in two ways.
First, these types of approvals will be made visible in public Commission meetings via monthly reporting like this
one. Approvals are both timed and designed to be visible in a similar manner to the monthly Claims and
Obligations reporting. Second, staff will publish these delegations in a PeopleSoft formatted report on the Port
website in the same manner that all procurements, contracts, and other opportunities are made available to
public communities.
BACKGROUND:
On January 24, 2023, the Commission approved and adopted Resolution No. 3810 that repealed related prior
resolutions and increased the previously delegated Commission authority to the Executive Director and
provided clarity in process directives to port staff. The approval made the Delegation of Responsibility and
Authority to the Executive Director (DORA) effective on April 3, 2023.
The foundation for Resolution No. 3810 included significant data analysis, employee surveys, and internal audit
recommendation. Resolution No. 3810 also aligns with the Port Century Agenda in that it helps make the Port
a more effective public agency. Considerations and checks and balances have been built into the associated
processes of Executive Director approvals including a high bar of transparency.
Following significant analysis and multiple Commission reviews, the Commission approved the DORA on
January 24, 2023. That reporting memo is available for review on the Port website under the January 24, 2023,
Commission public meeting, and it provides detailed reasoning and explanation of Resolution No. 3810.
Total Value of Executive
Director Approvals
$8,474,000.00
