Washington State Transportation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda – January 21-22, 2015

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Transportation Building, Nisqually Conference Room 1D2
310 Maple Park Avenue SE
Olympia, Washington

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

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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

 

Item 1: 9:00

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

Item 2: 9:00

ROAD USAGE CHARGE ASSESSMENT: REPORT ON MODELING OF URBAN AND RURAL EQUITY AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS (pdf 678 kb)

Presenter: Mark Matteson, Staff Director, House Transportation Committee

Item 3: 9:30

HISTORY AND STATUS OF TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN WASHINGTON (pdf 344 kb)

Presenter: Jeff Doyle, Principle Consultant, D’Artagnan Consulting LLP

Break: 10:15

Item 4: 10:30

COMMISSION BUSINESS

  • Approval of December 9 & 10, 2014 Olympia meeting summary – Action
  • Legislative Update
  • Commission Reports

Item 5: 11:00

STUDY OF WSDOT’S ASSESSMENT OF PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE NEEDS (pdf 2 mb)

Presenters: Eric Thomas, Research Analyst, Joint Legislative and Audit Review Committee
Mark Fleming, Research Analyst, Joint Legislative and Audit Review Committee
Valerie Whitener, Research Coordinator, Joint Legislative and Audit Review Committee

Item 6: 11:30

WESTERN ROAD USAGE CHARGE CONSORTIUM REPORT ON INTER-JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES (pdf 626 kb)

Presenter: Tonia Buell, Director, Office of Innovative Partnerships, WSDOT

Lunch: 12:00

Item 7: 1:00

TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE 2015 TOLL SETTING

Presenters: Craig Stone, Assistant Secretary, Toll Division WSDOT
Rob Fellows, Policy & Planning Manager, Toll Division, WSDOT
Noah Crocker, Senior Financial Analyst, WSTC

Item 8: 1:40

2015 TOLL SETTING

Presenters: Craig Stone, Assistant Secretary, Toll Division, WSDOT
Rob Fellows, Policy & Planning Manager, Toll Division, WSDOT
Noah Crocker, Senior Financial Analyst, WSTC

Break: 3:30

Item 9: 3:40

SR 520 TRAFFIC AND REVENUE FORECAST

Presenters: Craig Stone, Assistant Secretary, Toll Division, WSDOT
Rob Fellows, Policy & Planning Manager, Toll Division, WSDOT

Item 10: 4:15

OFFICE OF STATE TREASURER: REPORT ON FISCAL IMPLICATIONS OF A POTENTIAL TRANSITION TO A ROAD USAGE CHARGE SYSTEM (pdf 341kb)

Presenter: Ellen Evans, Debt Management Deputy Director, Office of State Treasurer

Item 11: 4:45

PUBLIC COMMENT

Adjourn: 5:00

 

Thursday, January 22, 2015

 

Item 12: 8:30

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS: LEAST COST PLANNING AND PRACTICAL DESIGN (pdf 1 mb)

Presenter: Nancy Boyd, Director, Engineering Policy & Innovations, WSDOT
Kerri Woehler, Director, Multi-Modal Planning, WSDOT

Item 13: 9:00

UPDATE: TRANSPORTATION OF OIL STUDY (pdf 2 mb)

Presenter: Scott Ferguson, Spills Prevention Manager, Department of Ecology

BREAK: 9:45

Item 14: 10:00

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING BUDGET AND POLICY UPDATE (pdf 544 kb)

Presenter: Tony Sermonti, Policy & Legislative Director, Department of Licensing

Item 15: 10:15

GOVERNOR’S BUDGET AND POLICY PROPOSAL

Presenter: Charles Knutson, Senior Policy Advisor for Transportation, Office of Financial Management

Item 16: 11:00

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS NETWORK STUDY (pdf 1 mb)

Presenter: Mary Fleckenstein, Staff Director, Joint Transportation Committee

Item 17: 11:30

AMTRAK CASCADES COST AND REVENUE ALTERNATIVES (pdf 2 mb)

Presenter: Ron Pate, Director, Rail and Marine Division, WSDOT

Item 18: 12:00

PUBLIC COMMENT

Adjourn: 12:15

 


(The Commission reserves the right to take action on any item during the Commission Meeting and may make adjustments to the order of the agenda items as well as the time of adjournment.)

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). 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 WSTC’s policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin or 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 additional information regarding Title VI complaint procedures and/or information regarding our non-discrimination obligations, please contact OEO’s Title VI Coordinator 360-705-7082.