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REVISED FINAL
WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
LOCAL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2008
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
Sterling Conference Room
1190 SE Bishop Boulevard
Pullman, WA 99163
Local Area Meeting: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Please note: All listed times are estimates only and the Commission reserves the right to move agenda items as needed.
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CHAIRMAN WELCOME AND COMMISSION INTRODUCTIONS |
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9:00 am |
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TRANSPORTATION 101 – A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN WASHINGTON STATE
Presenter: Paul Parker, Senior Policy Analyst, WSTC |
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9:05 am |
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CITY AND COUNTY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND PRIORITIES
Glenn Johnson, Mayor, City of Pullman Norma Becker, Mayor, City of Colfax
Carl Thompson, Colfax City Administrator Jerry Finch, Whitman County Commissioner Mark Storey, Public Works Director, Whitman County |
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9:30 am |
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REGIONAL ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND PRIORITIES
Presenters: Kathy Parker, Executive Director, Palouse RTPO Joel Ristau, Asotin County Public Works Director |
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10:30 am |
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WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (WSDOT) REGIONAL PROJECTS AND PERSPECTIVES
Presenter: Keith Metcalf, Regional Administrator, Eastern Region, WSDOT |
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11:30 am |
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LUNCH |
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12 noon |
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TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN A UNIVERISTY TOWN
Presenters: Elson S. Floyd, President, Washington State University John Sherman, Pullman City Supervisor Brett Myers, Whitman County Sheriff Rebecca Polak, ASWSU Officer |
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1:00 pm |
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BREAK |
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2:00 pm |
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WHEAT, BARLEY AND LENTILS: A ROUNDTABLE ON AGRICULTURE AND TRANSPORTATION IN THE PALOUSE
Panel Facilitator: Scott Witt, Director, State Rail Office, WSDOT
Panel Members: Stan Patterson, President, Washington Idaho Railway
Mark Storey, Public Works Director, Whitman County
Dave Gordon, Manager, Northwest Grain Growers
Don Karis, Region Ombudsman for Montana and Eastern
Washington, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)
Jackie Tee, General Manager, CoAg Producers |
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2:15 pm |
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WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (WSU) TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
Presenters: David McLean, Professor and Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering, WSU
Eric Jessup, Assistant Professor, School of Economic Sciences, WSU
- WSU-TRAC and Construction Research
- Establishing a Freight Policy Transportation Institute
- Establishing a Location for the National Centers for Agriculture and Rural Transportation
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3:30 pm |
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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD |
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4:15 pm |
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COMMISSION BUSINESS |
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4:45 pm |
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- Review Facility Naming Policy
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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 accommodations may request written materials in alternate formats, sign language interpreters, physical accessibility accommodations, or other reasonable accommodations by contacting the event sponsor (Commission Office at (360) 705-7070), by April 11, 2008. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may contact the event sponsor through the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1.
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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