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PORT OF SEATTLE 3
RESOLUTION NO. 3844 4
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A RESOLUTION of the Port of Seattle Commission sunsetting the Ad Hoc Airport 6
Workforce Conditions Committee and amending the Charter 7
of the Equity and Workforce Development Committee, 8
previously adopted by Resolution No. 3770, to update the 9
name of the committee to the ‘Equity, Workforce 10
Development, and Conditions Committee,’ and to further 11
update the scope of the committee. 12
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WHEREAS, on February 25, 2020, the Port of Seattle Commission adopted Resolution 14
No. 3770, establishing the standing committee charters of the Commission; and 15
WHEREAS, on September 12, 2023, the Port of Seattle Commission adopted Order 16
No. 2023-13, establishing the Ad Hoc Airport Workforce Conditions Committee to create opportunity 17
for oversight and engagement with staff on programmatic, policy advocacy, and operational efforts 18
related to the topics of access to childcare and healthcare for workers at Seattle Tacoma International 19
Airport (SEA), including both Port employees and workers employed by SEA vendors, tenants, and 20
service providers; and 21
WHEREAS, the Ad Hoc Airport Workforce Conditions Committee is a committee of limited 22
duration, scheduled to sunset upon satisfactorily completing the scope of 23
Order No. 2023-13.; and 24
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2025, the Ad Hoc Airport Workforce Conditions Committee 25
recommended the Port develop a health care policy that sets minimum health care standards for 26
workers at SEA; and 27
WHEREAS, it is now recommended to officially end operation of the Ad Hoc Airport 28
Workforce Conditions Committee and to amend the scope of the standing Equity and Workforce 29
Development Committee Charter to include review of, and provision of recommendations for, the 30
development and implementation of policies regarding workplace conditions and access to services 31
that affect recruitment, retention, and worker stability at Port facilities to improve operations, safety 32
and customer experience; and 33
WHEREAS, it is further recommended that the Equity and Workforce Development 34
Committee Charter be amended to include Civil Rights and Community Safety as a part of the 35
committee’s scope of work; and 36
WHEREAS, it is further recommended that the name of the Equity and Workforce 37
Development Committee be amended to reflect these changes in scope of work. 38
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Meeting Date: February 24, 2026
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Port of Seattle Commission: 43
Section 1. Amendment of Committee Name. Resolution No. 3844, is hereby adopted to 44
change the name of the Commission’s Equity, Workforce Development Committee to the ‘Equity, 45
Workforce Development, and Conditions Committee,’ as shown in attached Exhibit A to this 46
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Section 2. Amendment of Scope of Work. Resolution No. 3844, is further adopted to update 48
the committee’s scope to advising the Port of Seattle Commission on policies and initiatives that 49
advance equity, community benefits, workforce development, and civil rights across Port operations. 50
Its scope includes oversight of equity initiatives, workforce and career-connected learning strategies, 51
and alignment with the Port’s legislative and Century Agenda priorities. New areas of focus include 52
reviewing workplace conditions and access to services that affect worker stability in support of 53
business outcomes, and evaluating public safety policies to ensure civil rights, community trust, 54
equitable treatment, and compliance with Title VI, language access, and anti-human trafficking 55
requirements as shown in attached Exhibit A to this resolution. 56
Section 3. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective upon adoption. 57
ADOPTED by the Port of Seattle Commission at a duly noticed public meeting thereof, held 58
this 24th day of February, 2026, and duly authenticated in open session by the signatures of the 59
commissioners voting in favor thereof and the seal of the commission. 60
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EXHIBIT A 78
PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 79
EQUITY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CONDITIONS
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STANDING COMMITTEE CHARTER 81
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I. INTRODUCTION 85
The Equity, [AND] Workforce Development [AND] Condions Commiee, herein referred to as “the
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commiee,” is a standing commiee created by the Port of Seale Commission. The commiee will 87
provide informaon, advice, and recommendaons about the port’s equity, workforce development, 88
[AND] career connected learning programs and policies, [AND] diversity in contracng goals,
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and programs and iniaves related to workforce condions.
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B. The Port of Seale is commied to joining regional and naonal efforts to achieve equity and jusce 92
for all and recognizes our essenal role in building a socially just instuon by dismantling the 93
structural barriers that have prevented the full parcipaon of our most marginalized communies, 94
parcularly communies of color. To achieve equitable outcomes for all we will lead with a racial 95
equity lens, instung policies and pracces that address the systemic inequity of economic 96
opportunies, working condions, impacts on local communies, and parcipaon in port affairs. 97
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C. This charter defines the mission, composion, scope, authority, responsibility, and meeng structure 99
of this commiee. 100
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II. COMPOSITION 102
The commiee will consist of two Port of Seale commissioners appointed by the commission 103
president, aer consultaon with the commission, at the beginning of each calendar year in which the 104
commiee is acve.
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III. SCOPE OF WORK 107
The work of the Equity, [AND] Workforce Development and Condions Standing Commiee shall
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include the following areas and associated acvies: 109
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A. Equity: 111
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1. Review and provide recommendaons to the commission on the development and implementaon 113
of the Duwamish Valley Community Benefits Policy Direcve and the South King [COUNTY] and Port
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Communies Fund.
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2. Review and monitor internal and external equity programs, policies, systems, and pracces including 118
but not limited to the implementaon of the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion’s Strategic Plan,
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and the workforce development policy, community partnerships with an emphasis on environmental, 120
racial, and economic jusce, and effecve channels of communicaon with port leaders in all port 121
impacted communies. 122
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3. Review and provide recommendaons to the commission on the development and implementaon 124
of policies regarding workplace condions and access to services that affect recruitment, retenon,
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and worker stability at port facilies
in order to improve safety, operations, customer service, 126
and other business outcomes. 127
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B. Workforce Development: Review and provide policy recommendaons to the commission to develop 129
port workforce development programs that support equitable access to port-related jobs and 130
opportunies. 131
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C. Career Connected Learning: Review and provide recommendaons to the commission to guide the 133
port’s career connected career connected learning strategies. The strategies are intended to ensure 134
that those parcipang in workforce development programs have access to real-world learning 135
experiences in port-related industries and that connect students to meaningful and well-paying 136
jobs at the Port of Seale. 137
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D. Diversity in Contracng: Monitor the implementaon of the Diversity in Contracng policy direcve. 139
Review and recommend to the commission policies that provide economic development 140
opportunies to women- and minority-owned business enterprises based on equity principles. 141
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E. Civil rights and community safety: review and provide recommendaons to the commission on
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monitoring and idenfying areas of improvement relang to public safety operaons, including the
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Port of Seale’s police department and fire department, with aenon to civil rights, civil liberes,
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community trust, and the equitable treatment of all individuals within port facilies and operaons,
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including workers, travelers, and community members regardless of naonal origin or immigraon
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status. This also includes work related to tle vi, language access, and an-human trafficking.
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F. (E) Communicate the port’s approved legislave agenda to the public as it relates to the scope of work
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for the commiee. 151
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G. (F) Review and recommend to the Port of Seale Commission updates to the Century Agenda and
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policies to support the work of the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. 154
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IV. AUTHORITY 156
In pursuit of its mission and scope, the commiee is not legally authorized to act on behalf of the Port 157
of Seale Commission, but is authorized to conduct the following acvies: 158
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A. Gather and evaluate informaon, consider maers within the commiee’s scope of 160
work, and provide informaon, advice, and recommendaons to the Port of Seale Commission. 161
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B. Communicate the priories of the Port of Seale Commission. 163
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C. Engage in outreach efforts with community leaders and stakeholders and acvies to 165
gather and evaluate informaon to provide to the Port of Seale Commission. 166
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D. If the commiee determines that to meet its responsibilies it needs the independent 168
services of an outside advisor or consultant with equity, workforce development, or career 169
connected learning experse, it may propose the retenon of such advisor or consultant to the 170
commission for approval. 171
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DURATION
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The Equity, [AND] Workforce Development and Condions Commiee is a standing commiee with
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broad purview over maers related to equity and will connue indefinitely unl the commission 176
repeals its charter. 177
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VI. RESPONSIBILITY 179
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A. The role of the commiee chair(s) shall be to: 181
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1. Preside at meengs and serve as commiee sponsor(s); 183
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2. Ensure that the commiee addresses the purposes described in this charter; and 185
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3. Set commiee meeng agendas. 187
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B. [THE COMMISSION POLICY MANAGER IS THE COMMITTEE LIAISON, AND COMMISSION
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SPECIALISTS WILL SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE AS ASSIGNED.] The commiee
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liaison(s), as assigned by the Commission Office, will support the work of the commiee. The
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role of the commiee liaison(s) shall be to: 192
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1. Regularly update the commission on the work of the commiee in memos, individual 194
briefings, and public session; 195
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2. Support the work of the commiee; 197
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3. Help develop, manage, and distribute meeng materials; 199
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4. Provide logiscal support including procuring meeng rooms, scheduling, creang meeng 201
records, and providing technical assistance; and 202
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5. Coordinate with the primary execuve staff contact to keep the Execuve Director informed 204
about commiee progress. 205
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C. The Port of Seale Senior Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Managing Director of
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Economic Development or delegate(s) will support the commiee as the primary execuve staff
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contacts. The role of the execuve staff contacts shall be to:
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1. Inform the Execuve Director about commiee progress; 211
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2. Support the commiee with mely and responsive informaon; 213
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3. Coordinate with other execuve staff in support of the commiee’s work; and 215
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4. Serve as a resource for commiee deliberaon. 217
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VII. MEETINGS 219
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A. The commiee will meet at least quarterly and will report to the commission in public 221
session to provide transparency as to progress made in execung its charter. 222
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B. A quorum of the commiee is required to conduct official commiee business. A quorum is 224
defined as the presence of both commissioners assigned to the commiee 225
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C. Meengs of the Equity, Workforce Development, and Condions Commiee shall be open
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to the public when required by applicable law or the bylaws of the Port of Seale 228
Commission. 229
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D. Agendas will be prepared and made available to commiee members in advance of 231
meengs. 232
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E. Agendas for updates to the commission to be presented in public session will be published 234
as part of regular or special commission meeng noces. 235
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F. Minutes will be prepared and retained for all meengs of the commiee. 237
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G. Records of commiee meengs, including any meeng minutes, shall be provided to the 239
commission clerk for appropriate retenon in accordance with applicable law and best 240
pracces. 241
