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Orders

These types of Commission actions were previously referred to as ‘Motions’ however per the bylaws as amended by Resolution 3778 adopted on October 27, 2020 these actions will be referred to as Orders going forward.

Title	Adopted Date	Category	Description	Status	See Also
Order 2021-05	05/11/2021	Equity and Social Justice	An order of the Port of Seattle Commission to direct the Executive Director to allocate up to $2.0 million from the COVID-19 Emergency Fund to support the Port of Seattle’s 2021 Opportunity Youth Initiative and to exempt all related contracts from the requirements of Chapter 53.19 RCW.	Active
Order 2023-01	01/10/2023	Staff Appointments	An Order of the Port of Seattle Commission electing the slate of Port of Seattle Commission Officers for calendar year 2023.	Active
Order 2022-09	09/13/2022	Committee Appointments	An Order of the Port of Seattle Commission appointing a Member to the Port of Seattle Commission Board of Ethics for 2022 - 2025.	Active
Order 2022-08	07/12/2022	Social Responsibility	An order of the Port of Seattle Commission to align Port of Seattle policing policy with Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s Directive 22-12 prohibiting cooperation or assistance with out-of-state abortion and other reproductive health care investigations, prosecutions or other legal actions.	Active
Order 2022-07	05/24/2022	Committee Appointments	An Order of the Port of Seattle Commission appointing a Public Member to the Port of Seattle Audit Committee.	Active
Order 2022-06	04/26/2022	Committee Appointments	An Order of the Port of Seattle Commission appointing Members to the Port of Seattle Commission Board of Ethics.	Active
Order 2022-05	04/12/2022	Social Responsibility	An Order of the Port of Seattle Commission to increase the three-year investment in the Youth Career Launch Program from $2.1 million to $4.1 million.	Active
Order 2022-04	03/22/2022	Staff Appointments	An Order of the Port of Seattle Commission increasing the current base salary of the Executive Director, Steve Metruck, by 8.5 percent to $394,181 and providing for a lump sum amount of 2 percent of the base salary for each of the years 2020 and 2021, respectively.	Active
Order 2022-02	02/08/2022	Policy Direction	Aligning the Port’s Opportunity Youth Initiative with the Port’s Workforce Development Resolution and Policy Directive and renaming it as the “Youth Career Launch Program” and to create pathways to high-quality jobs for youth.	Active
Order 2022-03	01/25/2022	COVID-19 Pandemic	To extend the reporting date back to the Commission for Order No. 2021-15 to March 9, 2022, regarding outcomes identified in the SEA Tenant Build-out Analysis.	Active
Order 2022-01	01/04/2022		An Order of the Port of Seattle Commission electing the slate of Port of Seattle Commission Officers for calendar year 2022.	Active
Order 2021-15	12/14/2021	COVID-19 Pandemic	An Order of the Port of Seattle Commission to direct the Executive Director to develop recommendations to support the outcomes identified in SEA Tenant Build-Out Analysis.	Active
Order 2021-14	12/14/2021	Staff Appointments	An order of the Port of Seattle Commission appointing a Commission Chief of Staff.	Active
Order 2021-13	11/16/2021	Policy Direction	An order to direct the Executive Director to develop and execute a memorandum of understanding by July 29, 2022 that establishes a strategic relationship with the Seattle Aquarium, and commits $5,000,000 over the next five years for the development of the Aquarium’s Ocean Pavilion including a Port-related marine environmental educational exhibit.	Active
Order 2021-12	11/16/2021	Social Responsibility	An order directing the Executive Director to Review the Port’s South King County Fund Grant Program Following its Fourth Year; to Assess the Programs Impacts; to Develop Recommendations on the Future of the Program and Possible Extension; and to Rename the Fund.	Active
Order 2021-11	11/09/2021	COVID-19 Pandemic	An order of the Port of Seattle Commission to endorse the Executive Director’s adoption of Policy HR-34, requiring Port employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.	Active
Order 2021-10	10/26/2021	Environment	An order of the Port of Seattle Commission to endorse the Executive Director’s acceleration of the carbon emission reduction targets of the Port of Seattle.	Active
Order 2021-09	09/14/2021	Environment	An order of the Port of Seattle Commission to support the delivery of a plan to inventory the ecological, land use (including zoning), and recreational site conditions of the 55 (fifty-five) acres of Port-owned land within North SeaTac Park within 30 (thirty) days of this order.	Active
Order 2021-08	09/14/2021	Committee Appointments	An order of the Port of Seattle Commission to appoint Lara Behnert, Fulgencio Lazo and Jim Suehiro to each serve a three-year term as members of the Port Commission’s Portwide Arts and Culture Program Board, effective immediately.	Active
Order 2021-07	07/13/2021	Leases	An order of the Port of Seattle Commission to support the Executive Director’s negotiation and execution of a lease agreement for the property known as Tsubota with the City of Seattle.	Active
Order 2021-06	07/13/2021	Policy Direction	An order of the Port of Seattle Commission to direct the Executive Director to develop and implement executive policies banning Port and private sector uses of public-facing biometrics for mass surveillance, and for law enforcement and security functions; developing and implementing Port policies – within the limitations of state and federal law – related to Port, federal and private-sector uses of public-facing biometrics at Port facilities for traveler functions; and endorsing federal legislation implementing a moratorium on federal uses of biometrics not explicitly approved by the United States Congress.	Active
2020-14	06/09/2020	Miscellaneous Policy Direction	A motion of the Port of Seattle Commission authorizing the Executive Director to execute up to $1,500,000 (one million and five hundred thousand) dollars in contracts under the South King County Fund.	Active
2020-12	05/26/2020	Policy Direction Social Responsibility	To Explore short-term employment opportunities that enhance the mission of the Port of Seattle and support economic recovery for the resident of King County from the COVID-19 pandemic.	Active
2020-13	06/09/2020	Policy Direction	A motion of the Port of Seattle Commission to authorize adjustments to leases and other financial terms for airport dining and retail tenants.	Active
2020-11	05/12/2020	Miscellaneous Social Responsibility	A Motion of the Port of Seattle Commission to direct the Executive Director to develop and implement a plan for health screening of travelers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and to advocate for a national system of airport health screening.	Active

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