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REVISED FINAL #2
WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday & Wednesday, December 13 & 14, 2005:  Regular Commission Meeting
Transportation Building, Room 1D2
310 Maple Park Avenue SE, Olympia, Washington

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 – 9:00 a.m.

 
AGENDA ITEM
   
TIME

Please note: All listed times are estimates only and the Commission
reserves the right to move agenda items as needed.
 
1.

MINUTES APPROVAL

Approval of October 18 & 19, 2005 Regular Commission Meeting Minutes

  ACTION 9:00
 
2.

TOLLING STUDY WORKSHOP, CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS, INC. (pdf 209 kb)

Tolling Study Presentation, December 13, 2005 (pdf 1.8 mb)

Presenters: Jeff Buxbaum, Project Manager, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.;
Victor Poteat, PBS&J; Frank Wilson, Frank Wilson & Associates; David Ungemah, Texas Transportation Institute; and Bart Cima, IBI Group

    • Overview of work plan, progress, and schedule
    • Ascertainment interview report
    • Draft outreach and communications plan
    • Draft Interim Report Overview
      • What roles can tolling play in developing and managing Washington’s future transportation system?
      • What rules should govern the use of toll revenue?
      • What rules to govern setting toll rates?
      • What is the most appropriate governance and organizational structure?
      • How does technology and operations influence toll policy?
      • What are the implications of alternative toll policies at the Tacoma Narrows Bridge?
      • How do equity, fairness, and uniformity issues influence toll policy?
  DISCUSSION 9:15
         
  LUNCH     12:00
         
2. TOLLING STUDY WORKSHOP, CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS, INC.
(Continued)
  DISCUSSION 1:00
         
3.

PUBLIC AND LEGISLATOR COMMENT PERIOD

  INFORMATION 4:00
         
  ADJOURN     4:30
         

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 – 8:00 a.m.
 
  AGENDA ITEM     TIME

4.

SELECTION OF RAIL STUDY CONSULTANT (pdf 309 kb)

Presenter: Barb Ivanov, Director, Freight Strategy and Policy Office, WSDOT

  ACTION 8:00
         
5.

FREIGHT AND GOODS SYSTEM FINAL REPORT ADOPTION (pdf 1 mb)

Resolution No. 675 (pdf 14 kb)

Presenters: Barb Ivanov, Director, Freight Strategy and Policy Office, WSDOT; Elizabeth Stratton, Freight Policy and Project Manager, Freight Strategy and Policy Office, WSDOT

  ACTION 8:45
         
  Recess     9:15
         
  Reconvene     10:30
         
6.

AVIATION STUDY UPDATE (pdf 37 kb)

Aviation Updates Presentation (pdf 154 kb)

Presenter: John Sibold, Director, Aviation Division, WSDOT

  INFORMATION 10:30
         
7. INITIATING WAC PROCESS FOR SETTING 2006 FERRY FARES (pdf 13 kb)

Presenter: Ray Deardorf, Planning Director, Finance, Washington State Ferries, WSDOT

  ACTION 11:15
         
8.

REVISION OF WSDOT PROJECT FUNDING ADJUSTMENT AUTHORIZATION (pdf 26 kb)

Proposed Adjustments to Delivery Planning (pdf 148 kb)

Presenter: Paula Hammond,
Chief of Staff, WSDOT

  ACTION 11:30
         
  LUNCH     12:00
         
9.

SECRETARY’S REPORT

  DISCUSSION 1:00
         
10.

WSDOT 2006 AGENCY REQUEST LEGISLATION (pdf 30 kb)

Potential Transportation Issues for the 2006 Legislative Session (pdf 654 kb)

Presenter: Jennifer Ziegler, Director, Government Relations, WSDOT

  INFORMATION 2:00
         
 

BREAK

    3:00
         
11.

COMMISSIONER / ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS

  • Commissioner Bob Distler,
    Ferries Update
  • Commissioner Dale Stedman,
    WTP Team
  • Commissioner Elmira Forner,
    TIP Team & TPAB
  • Commissioner Dan O’Neal,
    Rail Study Team
  • Commissioner Dick Ford,
    Tolling Study Team
  DISCUSSION 3:15
         
  ADJOURN     4:30
         

(The Commission reserves the right to take action
on any item during the Commission meeting.)

All Transportation Commission and Committee meetings are open to the public.  

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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 December 9, 2005. 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.

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