Template revised January 10, 2019.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM Item No. 8b
FOR INFORMATION ONLY Date of Meeting November 11, 2025
DATE: November 11, 2025
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: Karen R. Goon, Deputy Executive Director
SUBJECT: Monthly Notification of Prior Executive Director Delegation Actions October 2025
APPROVAL SUMMARY
Notification of the following Executive Director delegated approvals that occurred in October 2025.
Category of Approval Request# Description of Approvals
October 2025
Category
Amount
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2286-2025
Shilshole Bay Marina Office
Reconfiguration - Construction
Funding
$1,400,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2334-2025
Nexus V6 Project Change
Request Requiring ED
Authorization
$90,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2376-2025
Emerson St. Sinkhole Repair
Construction Authorization
$1,325,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2370-2025
Sprinklr - Customer Care
Software Authorization
$1,280,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2384-2025
Terminal 91 Electrical
Assessments, Amendment-2
$850,000.00
Non-Project Procurement
of Goods & Purchased
Service Contracts, Other
Contracts, & Tenant
Reimbursement
2326-2025 VMWare Contract Authorization
$1,000,000.00
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Non-Project Procurement
of Goods & Purchased
Service Contracts, Other
Contracts, & Tenant
Reimbursement
2319-2025 Lumen NaaS WAN Services
$1,900,000.00
Non-Project Procurement
of Goods & Purchased
Service Contracts, Other
Contracts, & Tenant
Reimbursement
2323-2025
Computer Refresh Purchase 2025
Q4
$530,000.00
Non-Project Procurement
of Goods & Purchased
Service Contracts, Other
Contracts, & Tenant
Reimbursement
2340-2025
NREL Alternative Marine Fuel
Policy Analysis - No Cost Time
Extension
$0.00
Non-Project Procurement
of Goods & Purchased
Service Contracts, Other
Contracts, & Tenant
Reimbursement
2389-2025
King County Emergency Medical
Services Agreement Extension
$400,000.00
Non-Project Procurement
of Goods & Purchased
Service Contracts, Other
Contracts, & Tenant
Reimbursement
2349-2025
Gatekeeper Commercial Vehicle
Management System Hardware
and Software Maintenance
Agreement
$327,611.00
Real Property Agreements N/A No Approvals in October $0.00
Utilization of Port Crews N/A No Approvals in October $0.00
Sale of Surplus Port
Property
N/A No Approvals in October $0.00
Total Value of Executive
Director Approvals
$9,102,611.00.00
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
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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.
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.
