Wednesday, June 8

State Auditor’s Office Updates, Tools and Resources for Ports, and Tips for Success

  • Wendy Choy, State Auditor’s Office

  • Niles Kostick, State Auditor’s Office   

2022 Legislative Session Update

  • Chris Herman, Washington Public Ports Association

Thursday, June 9

Best Practices on Communicating Financial Complexities to your Commission and the Public

  • Tina Drennan, Port of Edmonds

  • Abigail Berg, Port of Port Townsend

HANDOUTS FROM THE PRESENTATION

  1. Open Projects as of 04-20-22 Redacted

  2. March 2022 Financial Statements

  3. Executive Summary 1

  4. March Presentation to Commission

  5. Harbor Square Report

  6. 2022 - First Quarter Presentation

Establishing a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District

  • Jack Flug, Port of Vancouver

  • Donna Watts, Port of Pasco

  • Nick Popenuk, Tiberius Solutions

Recruiting in a Tight Labor Market

  • Jill Brownfield, Port of Anacortes

  • Bob Marion, Port of Everett

Port Bond Disclosure

  • Stacey Lewis and Deanna Gregory, Pacifica Law Group

Rating Agency and Municipal Market Update

  • Caitlin Caldwell, Key Bank 

Effective and Strategic IT Contract Procurement for Ports

  • Rick Cline, Port of Vancouver USA

  HANDOUT FROM THE PRESENTATION

Download the handout- WPPA IT Presentation

Download the toolkit- RFP Templates and Tech Agreement Term Conditions Checklist

FRIDAY, JUNE 10

CERB Grants and Loans, increased funding opportunities for your port

  • Janea Stark, CERB 

The New Green Bonds – Making ESG Bonds Work for You

  • Scott McJannet, K&L Gates

  • Scott Bauer, Northwest Municipal Associates

Using a Strategic Plan and Performance Metrics to Increase Transparency and Accountability

  • Steve Taylor and Matt Hoffman, Maul Foster Alongi