Washington State Transportation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda – April 20, 2016

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401 S Balsam Street
Moses Lake WA

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, April 20, 2016

 

Item 1: 9:00

CHAIRMAN WELCOME AND COMMISSION INTRODUCTIONS

Item 2: 9:05

COMMISSION BUSINESS

Approval of March 15 & 16, 2016 Meeting Summary – Action
Appoint 2016 – 2017 Officer Nominating Committee – Action

Item 3: 9:10

TRANSPORTATION 101 – A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF FUNDING AND PLANNING IN WASHINGTON STATE (pdf 2 mb)

Presenter: Paul Parker, Deputy Director, WSTC

Item 4: 9:25

CITY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES

Presenters: Todd Voth, Mayor, City of Moses Lake
John Williams, City Manager, City of Moses Lake
Wes Crago, City Administrator, City of Ephrata
Tim Snead, City Administrator, City of Quincy
Wade Farris, Administrator, City of Othello

BREAK: 10:15

Item 5: 10:30

COUNTY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES

Presenters: Jeff Tincher, County Engineer, Grant County
Todd O’Brien, County Engineer, Adams County

Item 6: 11:10

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES

Presenter: Jeff Tincher, Grant County, QuadCo RTPO

Item 7: 11:30

SPEED LIMITS ON I-90 IN EASTERN WASHINGTON (pdf 311 kb)

Presenter: John Nisbet, State Traffic Engineer, WSDOT

Item 8: 11:45

PUBLIC COMMENT

LUNCH: 12:00

Item 9: 1:00

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, CHALLANGES AND SUCCESSES

Presenter: Michael Wagner, General Manager, Grant Transit Authority

Item 10: 1:25

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGIONAL PROJECTS AND PERSPECTIVES (pdf 2 mb)

Presenter: Dan Sarles, North Central Region Administrator, WSDOT

Item 11: 1:50

AVIATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR GRANT COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Presenters: Jeffery Bishop, Executive Director, Port of Moses Lake
Dr. Bob Mohrbacher, Vice President, Instruction & Student Services, Big Bend Community College

BREAK: 2:35

Item 12: 2:50

TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC VITALITY

Presenters: Linda Martin, Executive Director, Grant County EDC
Ray Towry, President, Grant County EDC
Brian Radke, Vice President of Operations, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC
Tim Kelly, Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Basin Railroad
Tim Boyd, Governmental Affairs Consultant, Washington State Potato Commission
Patric Connelly, Commissioner, Port of Quincy

Item 13: 4:15

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: EXPANDING THE PATHWAYS

Presenters: Tonia Buell, Project Development Manager, WSDOT
Ron Johnston-Rodriguez, President, Plug-In North Central Washington, LLC

Item 14: 4:45

PUBLIC COMMENT

ADJOURN: 5:00

 


(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.