Template revised April 12, 2018.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No.
8f
ACTION ITEM
Date of Meeting
November 17, 2026
DATE: October 30, 2026
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: Chris Wimsatt, Chief Financial Officer
Michael Tong, Director, Corporate Budget
SUBJECT: 2027 Service Agreements for Port of Seattle staff to Provide Services to the
Northwest Seaport Alliance
Amount of this request:
$0
Total estimated project cost:
$0
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute an interlocal agreement
(ILA) with the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) to implement a series of support service
agreements to allow Port staff to provide services to the NWSA for 2027.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The NWSA will require service support from different departments at the Ports of Seattle and
Tacoma. The means to provide these support services is through an ILA between the NWSA and
the homeports as a part of the annual budget process. The costs for these support service
agreements are included in both the Port’s and NWSA’s 2027 budgets.
JUSTIFICATION
The NWSA will require support services from both the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma in order to
carry out its functions. Each port will provide these support functions through an ILA that
describes the services to be provided.
DETAILS
The NWSA needs support and services from both ports in order to carry out its various
administrative functions and operations. Each port intends to execute an ILA with NWSA to allow
the ports to provide those services for 2027. The Port of Seattle budget included the budgeted
amounts for the proposed ILA service agreements with the NWSA.
Below is a summary of the major cost allocation changes to the NWSA from the 2026 revised
budget to the 2027 budget.
COMMISSION AGENDA – Action Item No. 8f Page 2 of 3
Meeting Date: November 17, 2026
Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.
There are 16 active support service agreements that will be implemented as part of this
agreement for 2027 and are attached as exhibits to the ILA.
Scope of Work
The proposed ILA is included as Attachment A. There are 16 active service directives that are
attached as exhibits to the ILA. The list of those exhibits is as follows:
Exhibit 1: Accounting, Finance, Treasury and Risk Management
Exhibit 2: Legal and Public Records
Exhibit 3: Information Technology & Information Security
Exhibit 4: External Relations
Exhibit 5: Portfolio Management
Exhibit 6: Capital Development
Exhibit 7A: Port of Seattle Police
Exhibit 7B: Security
Exhibit 8: Maritime Maintenance
Exhibit 9: Central Procurement Office
Exhibit 10: Managing Member (Commission Office)
Exhibit 11: Pier 69 Facilities Management
Exhibit 12: Environment and Sustainability
Exhibit 13: Retired (previously used for Tribal Coordination)
Exhibit 14: Labor Relations
Exhibit 15: Additional Support Services as Needed
Exhibit 16: Retired (previously used for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion)
Exhibit 17: Municipal, County, and State Use of NWSA-Licensed Property
Exhibit 18: North Harbor Customs and Border Patrol Facilities
2026 2027
'26 vs '27
Department
Revsd Budget
Budget Change Explanations
Marine
Maintenance
4,688,697
5,456,716
768,020
Mainly due to higher payroll cost and contractual
increases.
Waterfront Project
Management
1,329,701 1,964,589
634,888
Mainly due to higher payroll costs and contractual
increases.
Police
2,731,294
2,940,845 209,551
Mainly due to higher payroll cost, equipments
replacements cost, and contractual increases.
Engineering
573,313 844,105
270,792 More Design Services and Survey & Mapping for the NWSA.
Information &
Communications
893,045 990,989 97,944
Mainly due to higher payroll cost and systems/softwares
contractual increases.
Insurance
1,129,206 924,506 (204,700)
Lower NWSA reimbursable insurance.
Maritime Security
1,956,694 1,853,436
(103,257) Less direct charges to NWSA related to contract watchmen.
All Other 2,020,365 2,185,205
164,839
Total 15,322,314 17,160,392 1,838,077
COMMISSION AGENDA – Action Item No. 8f Page 3 of 3
Meeting Date: November 17, 2026
Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.
Schedule
This is a part of the annual budget process.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The amounts required to provide the services to the NWSA are included in the Port’s 2027
budget.
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND
None
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST
(1) Attachment A (Interlocal Agreement, including 16 service directives attached as exhibits).
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS
None
