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REVISED FINAL
WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday & Wednesday, April 18 & 19, 2006
Transportation Building, Room 1D2
310 Maple Park Avenue SE, Olympia, Washington
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 – 9:00 a.m.
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Please note: All
listed times are estimates only and the Commission reserves the right
to move agenda items as needed.
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MINUTES APPROVAL
Approval of July 19 & 20, 2005 Regular
Commission Meeting Minutes; and March 23, 2006 Ferry Tariff Meeting
Minutes
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9:00 |
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RENAMING
BERKLEY STREET OVERPASS
TO “FREEDOM
BRIDGE” (pdf 14 kb)
Resolution
No. 679 (pdf 14 kb)
Presenters: Randy Hain, Olympic Region Administrator,
WSDOT; and Senator Mike Carrell, 28th Legislative District Representative |
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9:15 |
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DESIGNATE SR 22 “BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY”
Resolution
No. 678 (pdf 17 kb)
Presenters: South Central Region Representative, WSDOT; Representative
Bruce Chandler, 15th Legislative District |
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ACTION |
10:00 |
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BREAK |
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10:45 |
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COMMISSIONER REPORTS / UPDATES
Director Reema Griffith – Draft Agency
Strategic Plan
Commissioner Dan O’Neal – Rail Study Team and 2006/07
Commission Assignments
Commissioner Dick Ford – Tolling Study Team
Commissioner Elmira Forner – Transportation Innovative Partnerships Team
Commissioner Bob Distler – Ferries
Commissioner Dale Stedman – Washington Transportation Plan Team
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INFORMATION |
11:00 |
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LUNCH |
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12:00 |
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SR 519 IN-DEPTH PROJECT REVIEW
Presenters: Dan Mathis, Division Administrator,
FHWA
Dan Gatchet, President, Washington Truckers Association
Terry
Finn, Port of Seattle
Andrew Johnsen, BNSF
Patricia Otley, Chair, FMSIB
Susan Sanchez, City of Seattle (invited)
Ron Posthuma, King County
Kevin Calland, WA State MLB Stadium (invited)
Public Facilities District (invited)
Steve Woo, WA State Public Stadium Authority (invited)
Susan Ranf, Baseball Club of Seattle (invited)
Martha Fuller, First & Goal |
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INFORMATION |
1:00 |
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TOLLING
STUDY – REPORT
ON PUBLIC ATTITUDE
RESEARCH (pdf 546 kb)
Public
Attitude Synopsis
presentation (ppt 1.2 mb)(requires
PowerPoint to view)
Presenter: Frank Wilson, Frank Wilson & Associates, Inc. | |
INFORMATION |
3:00 |
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ADJOURN |
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5:00 |
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 – 9:00
a.m.
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SECRETARY’S REPORT
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DISCUSSION |
9:00 |
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TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE – REVIEW ELEMENTS OF FINANCIAL
PLAN AND POSSIBLE TOLL REDUCTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC TOLL USERS; UPDATE
ON APPOINTMENT OF CITIZEN’S ADVISORY PANEL
Toll
Setting for Tacoma
Narrows Bridge (pdf 20 kb)
Toll
Setting for Tacoma
Narrows Bridge
presentation (pdf 35 kb)
Tolls/User
Pay System (pdf 45 kb)
Presenter: David
Pope, Toll Systems Manager, WSDOT |
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INFORMATION |
9:45 |
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LUNCH |
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12:00 |
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POTENTIAL
MILITARY RAIL TRAFFIC
IMPACT (ppt 6.7 mb
- large file)
(requires
PowerPoint to view)
Presenter: Lieutenant Colonel Steven P. Schneider, Deputy Installation
Transportation Officer at Fort Lewis | |
INFORMATION |
1:00 |
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WASHINGTON
STATE STRATEGIC HIGHWAY
SAFETY PLAN (pdf 382 kb)
Presenters: Lowell Porter, Director, Traffic Safety Commission
Steve
Lind, Deputy Director,
Traffic Safety Commission
and Chris Madill,
State Traffic Records
Coordinator, Traffic
Safety Commission |
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INFORMATION |
1:45 |
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PUBLIC AND LEGISLATOR COMMENT PERIOD |
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INFORMATION |
2:30 |
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BOND
AUTHORIZATION REQUEST (pdf 19 kb)
Resolution
No. 677 (pdf 16 kb)
Presenter: Amy Arnis, Deputy Director, Strategic Planning and Programming,
WSDOT |
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ACTION |
3:00 |
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ADJOURN |
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3:30 |
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006 – 3:30
p.m.
“TEAM MEETING”
Transportation Building, Room 1D2
310 Maple Park Avenue SE, Olympia, Washington
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TRANSPORTATION INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TEAM MEETING
(Possible Executive Session) |
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3:30 |
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ADJOURN |
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5:00 |
(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.
 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 April 14, 2006. 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) 705-7098.
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