 |
|
|
|
|
|
Printable Adobe Acrobat version
of this agenda. (pdf 89 kb)
WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
Walla Walla Regional Airport Terminal Building
Blue Mountain Conference Room
45 Terminal Loop Road
Walla Walla, Washington
Local Area Meeting: Wednesday, September 24, 2003
|
|
AGENDA ITEM |
 |
|
TIME |
|
Please note: All listed times are estimates
only and the Commission
reserves the right to move agenda items as needed.
|
| 1. |
WELCOME
AND INTRODUCTIONS
Presenters: Aubrey Davis, Chair;
Paula Hammond, WSDOT Chief of Staff; and Jerry Cummins,
Mayor, City of Walla Walla |
8:30 am |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2. |
HIGHWAYS
(US 12, SR 240)
Presenter: Don Whitehouse, Regional
Administrator, South Central Region
|
8:45 am |
|
|
|
|
|
| 3. |
PALOUSE
/ COULEE CITY SHORT LINE
Panel: Terry Lawhead, Project
Manager, Department of Community, Trade and Economic
Development; John Love, Commissioner, Port of Whitman
County; and Ken Uznanski, Manager, WSDOT Rail Office |
9:30 am |
|
|
|
|
|
| 4. |
BARGE
SYSTEM – SNAKE/COLUMBIA
Presenter: Jim Toomey, Executive
Director, Port of Pasco
|
10:30 am |
|
|
|
|
|
| 5. |
TRI-CITIES
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
- Introductions
Presenter: Bob Olson, Kennewick Councilman
and President, Benton-Franklin Council of Governments
- Freight and Commuter Rail
Presenter: Carol Mosher, Richland Councilwoman
and
RTPO Policy Advisory Committee Chairman
- Commute Trip Reduction and HOV Lanes
Presenter: Leo Bowman, Benton County Commissioner
and RTPO Vice Chairman
- Metropolitan Issues of Planning and
Projects
Presenter: Mark Kushner, Benton Franklin Council
of Governments Transportation Director
- Service Improvements and Comprehensive
Plan
Presenter: Tim Fredrickson, General Manager
Ben Franklin Transit |
11:00 am |
|
|
|
|
|
| 6. |
WALLA
WALLA TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
- Appreciation of Current SR 12 Projects,
Recognition of Project Partners
Presenters: Pam Ray, Walla Walla County Commissioner;
and Amy Cruz, Boise Cascade Corporation
- SR 12 - Turning the Corner
Presenters: Fred Bennett, Port of Walla Walla
Commissioner; and Greg Tompkins, Walla Walla County
Commissioner
- The Myra Road Partnership
Presenters: Jerry Cummins, Mayor, City of Walla
Walla; Ed Ammon, Mayor, City of College Place;
and Hal Thomas, Public Works Director, City of
Walla Walla
- Transportation Funding Issues
Presenters: Phil Merrell, Public Works Director,
Walla Walla County; and Jim Kuntz, Executive Director,
Port of Walla Walla |
1:00 pm |
|
|
|
|
|
| 7. |
AVIATION
Presenter: Stan Allison, Manager,
Aviation Operations |
1:45 pm |
|
|
|
|
|
| 8. |
UPDATE
ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE LEWIS & CLARK BICENTENNIAL
Presenter: Judy Lorenzo, Transportation
Planning Office, Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
Liaison |
2:15 pm |
|
|
|
| 9. |
PUBLIC
AND LEGISLATOR COMMENT PERIOD |
2:45 pm |
|
|
|
(The Commission reserves the right
to take action
on any item during the Commission meeting)
All Transportation Commission meetings
are open to the public.
 SPECIAL
NEEDS
Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) Information
Individuals requiring reasonable accommodation
may request written materials in alternate
formats, sign language interpreters, physical
accessibility accommodations, or other reasonable
accommodation by contacting the Commission
Office at (360) 705-7070, by September 19,
2003. Persons with hearing impairments may
call Washington State Telecommunications Relay
Service (TTY) at 1-800-833-6388, or Tele-Braille
at 1-800-833-6385, or Voice at 1-800-833-6384,
and ask to be connected to the event sponsor's
phone number.
Title VI Notice to Public
It is the Washington State Department of
Transportation's (WSDOT) policy to assure
that no person shall, on the grounds of race,
color, national origin and sex, as provided
by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
be excluded from participation in, be denied
the benefits of, or be otherwise discriminated
against under any of its federally funded
programs and activities. Any person who believes
his/her Title VI protection has been violated,
may file a complaint with WSDOT's Office of
Equal Opportunity (OEO). For Title VI complaint
forms and advice, please contact OEO's Title
VI Coordinator at (360) 705-7097.
DIRECTIONS TO THE REGIONAL AIRPORT
TERMINAL BUILDING
East Bound on Highway 12 (coming
from Burbank/Tri-Cities)
Proceed on Highway 12 past City of Walla
Walla exit signs (approximately 3 miles)
to the “Port of Walla Walla/Airport”
freeway exit sign. After exiting, turn left
at the first stop sign. Proceed under Highway 12
on Airport Road. The terminal building is
on the left.
West Bound on Highway 12 (coming
from Waitsburg/Dayton)
Prior to entering the City of Walla Walla,
take the “Port of Walla Walla/Airport”
freeway exit. At the first stop sign, turn
right. The terminal building is on the left.
FREE PARKING
Short Term Parking Lot
Enter terminal building loop road and take
the first left. Follow signs to short term
parking. There is a 4-hour limit. Enter the
building through departing passenger door.
Long Term Parking Lot
Enter terminal building loop road and take
the first left. Follow signs to long term
parking. There is no daily hour limit. Enter
building through departing passenger door.
2003 Meeting Archive
2002 Meeting Archive
2001 Meeting Archive
^ top of page
|
|
