Template revised January 10, 2019.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No. 8b
FOR INFORMATION ONLY
Date of Meeting September 9, 2025
DATE: September 9, 2025
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: Karen R. Goon, Deputy Executive Director
SUBJECT: Monthly Notification of Prior Executive Director Delegation Actions August 2025
APPROVAL SUMMARY
Notification of the following Executive Director delegated approvals that occurred in August 2025.
Category of Approval Request# Description of Approvals August
2023
Category
Amount
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2219-2025 BRITE System Replacement
$1,800,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2194-2025 SBM Dock Fireline Connections
$510,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2120-2025
FT C15 HVAC Controls
Replacement
$550,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2165-2025
Maritime Facilities Direct Digital
Controls Replacement
$800,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2241-2025
Accela Building Permit System
Contract Amendment
$820,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2181-2025
King County - World Cup Readiness
& Playbook Partnership
(Community Business Connector
Program)
$125,000.00
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Meeting Date: September 9, 2025
Template revised June 27, 2019 (Diversity in Contracting).
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2230-2025
SEA Five-years Custodial Services
Contract for Ground
Transportation Lot at S. 160
th
lot.
$1,000,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2155-2025
Equipment Rentals - Port
Construction Services
$750,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2217-2025 Galls Uniform Contract $400,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2169-2025
Agreement with WA Dept. of
Ecology for 2025-26 Stewardship
Program
$499,000.00
Real Property Agreements N/A No Approvals in August
Utilization of Port Crews N/A No Approvals in August
Sale of Surplus Port Property N/A No Approvals in August
Total Value of Executive
Director Approvals
$7,254,000.00
TRANSPARENCY:
In approving the delegations for the Executive Director, the Commission requested that staff ensure
transparency as it is paramount moving forward. 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 similar to this one. This approval is both timed and designed to be visible in a similar manner to the
monthly Claims and Obligations reporting. Second, staff will publish these delegations to the web by publishing
them 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, and the approvals made by the Executive
Director for the month of April are identified in the table above.
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Meeting Date: September 9, 2025
Template revised June 27, 2019 (Diversity in Contracting).
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. Many 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.
