Template revised January 10, 2019.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM Item No. 8b
FOR INFORMATION ONLY Date of Meeting February 10, 2026
DATE: January 30, 2026
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: Karen R. Goon, Deputy Executive Director
SUBJECT: Monthly Notification of Prior Executive Director Delegation Actions January 2026
APPROVAL SUMMARY
Notification of the following Executive Director delegated approvals that occurred in January 2026.
Category of Approval Request# Description of Approvals January
2026
Category
Amount
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2497-2026
FT Chinooks Plumbing Access &
Repair - Budget Amendment
$1,500,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2489-2025
Rhythms OKR Goal Tracking
Software
$700,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2469-2025
South King County Community
Capacity Building Contract
$50,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2431-2025
Memorandum of Agreement with
King County for USGS Groundwater
Study
$600,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2502-2026
NREL Alternative Fuel Policy
Technical Analysis - Scope
Amendment
$20,000.00
COMMISSION AGENDA – Agenda Item No. 8b Page 2 of 2
Meeting Date: February 10, 2026
Template revised June 27, 2019 (Diversity in Contracting).
Real Property Agreements No Approvals in January $0.00
Utilization of Port Crews No Approvals in January $0.00
Sale of Surplus Port Property No Approvals in January $0.00
Total Value of Executive
Director Approvals
$2,870,000.00
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.
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.
