Template revised January 10, 2019.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No.
8b
FOR INFORMATION ONLY
Date of Meeting
August 11, 2026
DATE: August 5, 2026
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: Karen R. Goon, Deputy Executive Director
SUBJECT: Monthly Notification of Prior Executive Director Delegation Actions July 2026
APPROVAL SUMMARY
Notification of the following Executive Director delegated approvals that occurred in July 2026.
Category of Approval
Request#
Description of Approvals July 2024
Category
Amount
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2891-2026
Authorization for Vertical
Transportation Monitoring Project
and 5-Year Contract for licensing
and support.
$1,800,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2889-2026
Authorization for Airline Activity
Management Refresh Project
$500,000.00
Projects & Associated
Contracts
2906-2026 Tierpoint Storage Capacity Increase
$750,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2869-2026
Contract for On-Call Snow Removal
to add Remote Landside Locations
$900,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2883-2026
Approved procurement of
Employee Engagement Survey RFP
$300,000.00
Non-Project Procurement of
Goods & Purchased Service
Contracts, Other Contracts,
& Tenant Reimbursement
2655-2026
Revised Letter of Agreement with
SEA FAA Air Traffic Control Tower
SEA-006 v2026-06
$0.00
Real Property Agreement
No Approvals in July
Utilization of Port Crews
No Approvals in July
Sale of Surplus Port Property
No Approvals in July
Total Value of Executive
Director Approvals
$4,250,000.00
COMMISSION AGENDA – Agenda Item No. 8b Page 2 of 2
Meeting Date: August 11, 2026
Template revised June 27, 2019 (Diversity in Contracting).
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.
