Alisa Praskovich
Port of Tacoma

Best Practices for Interlocal Agreements: How the Port of Tacoma and Tacoma School District are Building a Maritime Business and Education Campus

This paper will highlight how local government agencies, including municipal port authorities, can effectively utilize interlocal agreements (ILA) to achieve a common goal. This case study will specifically highlight how the Port of Tacoma (Port) and Tacoma School District (TSD) entered into an ILA to plan, design and gain approval to deliver the Port Maritime Center – a 20-acre campus that will include the Port’s new administrative offices and Maritime 253, Pierce County’s first Maritime Skills Center.