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REVISED
LOCAL MEETING AGENDA
WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
HILTON GARDEN INN
CASCADE ROOM A
401 East Yakima Avenue
Yakima, WA 98901
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CHAIRMAN WELCOME AND COMMISSION INTRODUCTIONS |
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8:30 am |
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TRANSPORTATION 101 – A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF FUNDING AND PLANNING IN WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION
Presenter: Paul Parker, Senior Policy Analyst, WSTC |
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8:35 am |
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CITY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND PRIORITIES
- City of Yakima
Presenter: Mayor Dave Edler, City of Yakima
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8:50 am |
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COUNTY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND PRIORITIES
- Yakima County
Presenter: Gary Ekstedt, County Engineer
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9:20 am |
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BREAK |
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9:50 am |
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REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES
- Yakima Valley Conference of Governments
Presenters: J. Page Scott, Executive Director
Trent Marquis, Chair of TransAction
Jesse Palacios, Chair of DRYVE
- Yakama Nation
Presenter: Ralph Sampson, Jr., Chaiman
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10:00 am |
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- Regional Transit Issues in Central Washington
Presenters: J. Page Scott, Executive Director, Yakima Valley Conference of Governments
Madelyn Carlson, CEO, People for People
Karen Allen, Yakima Transit
Ron Davis, Union Gap Transit (invited)
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10:45 am |
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WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (WSDOT) REGIONAL PROJECTS AND PERSPECTIVES
Presenter: Troy Suing, Assistant Regional Administrator, South Central Region, WSDOT |
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11:30 am |
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LUNCH |
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12:00 noon |
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TOPICS IN TRANSPORTATION AND AGRICULTURE
Panel Facilitator: Ken Casavant, Professor, WSU
Panel Members: Robin Pollard, Executive Director, Washington Wine Commission; Don Guthrie, Director of Orientation and Training, LTI/Milky Way (Sunnyside); Mark Powers, Vice-President, NW Horticultural Council
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1:00 pm |
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FOCUS ON RURAL ROADS
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2:00 pm |
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BREAK |
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2:30 pm |
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- Traffic Safety on Rural Roads
Presenters: Lowell Porter, Executive Director, Washington State Traffic Safety Commission; Edica Esqueda, Sunnyside Police Department; Sgt. Ed McAvoy, Washington State Patrol; Police Chief Ken Hoptowit, Yakama Nation
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2:45 pm |
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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD |
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4:00 pm |
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ROAD JURISDICTION TRANSFER
- Rulemaking
- Proposed SR 908 Transfer
Presenter: Steve Gorcester, Executive Director, Transportation Improvement Board (TIB)
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4:15 pm |
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2011 BUDGET DECISION PACKAGES |
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4:45 pm |
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ADJOURN |
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5:00 pm |
(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 September 18, 2009. 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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