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ORDER NO. 2025-09 3

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AN ORDER OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 5

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… to rename the South King County Community Impact 7

Fund as the South King and Port Communities Fund. 8

In October 2024, the Commission authorized the Executive Director to Execute agreements for 15

the continuation of the South King County Community Impact Fund (SKCCIF) Environmental 16

and Economic Opportunities for Communities programs for the next five years 2025-2029. This 17

delegation of authority directed the Port of Seattle to contract up to a total of $14 million to 18

community-based organizations, refocus the Economic Recovery to Economic Opportunities for 19

Communities program, expand the geographic region of funding to areas in King County that are 20

identified by the Equity Index as having the greatest needs, and identifying ways to continue 21

funding programs in the six near-airport cities that have been prioritized as part of the first iteration 22

of the SKCCIF. 23

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SKCCIF contracts contingent upon the provision of notification of recommended projects to 31

Commissioners at least 14 days in advance of contract execution. Commission authorizes the 32

Executive Director to change the notification of recommended projects to Commissioners from at 33

least 14 days to 7 days in advance to contract execution. This change is proposed to improve and 34

accelerate the contract execution timeline with community partners and to create efficiencies in 35

our current standard operating procedures. 36

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Meeting Date: September 9, 2025

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“South King and Port Communities Fund.” 43

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Commission Order 2021-12 authorized the Executive Director to conduct an evaluation and 46

develop recommendations for the future re-authorization of the program before the end of the 47

initial five-year period. This evaluation highlights the impact of the SKCCIF, reflecting the 48

positive economic and environmental outcomes of the Port’s financial investments in communities 49

in South King County. 50

From 2020-2024, the SKCCIF procured four funding cycles to contract with community-based 51

non-profit organizations. A total of $9.25 million has been committed to a total of 52 community-52

five years (2025-2029); 59

 To refocus the Economic Recovery Program to fund projects that advance economic 60

opportunity instead of projects focused on recovering from the impact of the pandemic. 61

Recovery from the pandemic is no longer applicable, and communities are in need of ways 62

to expand and advance economic stability and opportunity. In refocusing this program, we 63

would rebrand as “Economic Opportunities for Communities;” 64

 To expand the geographical region of where we fund to areas of King County that are 65

identified by the Equity Index as having the greatest need; and, 66

 To continue funding programs in the six near-airport cities and to identify how applications 67

focused on programs in those cities will receive priority status. 68

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2) October 8, 2024 – Commission Briefing on South King County Fund Assessment and 77

Recommended Next Steps 78

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3) October 10, 2023 – Commission briefing on South King County Fund 80

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6) April 28, 2020 – The Commission approved Motion 2020-10 to add economic development 87

to the permissible uses for the South King County Fund, in support of local recovery from 88

the COVID-19 pandemic. 89

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7) June 25, 2019 – The Commission approved Motion 2019-10, adopting principals to guide 91

outreach and development of the South King County Fund policy. 92