Washington State Transportation Commission Regular Meeting Agenda – February 15-16, 2017

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Transportation Building, Commission Board 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.

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Item 1: 9:00 am

COMMISSION BUSINESS

  • Approval of December 13 & 14, 2016 and January 18 & 19, 2017 meeting summaries – Action
  • Commissioner Reports
  • RUC Update
  • Joint Washington-Oregon Transportation Commission Letter on Federal Seismic Funding Needs – Action

Item 2: 9:30

FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE ON TRANSPORTATION

Presenter: Allison Dane Camden, Intergovernmental & Tribal Relations, WSDOT

  • Washington DC Overview
  • FAST Act Federal Funds to Washington State

Washington State has competed successfully for federal funds in the past. How will developments in the other Washington impact transportation policy and funding?

Item 3: 9:55

WSDOT LOW COST ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

Presenter: Mike Dornfeld, Manager, Traffic Program Development & Performance, WSDOT

WSDOT’s Traffic Operations Program strategically employs Low Cost Enhancements (LCE) to improve the operational safety and efficiency of the highway system, and to respond quickly to emergent roadway safety issues. This report will highlight how WSDOT spent its LCE budget in 2016.

Break: 10:15

Item 4: 10:30

VOICE OF WASHINGTON 2017 SURVEY

Presenters: Bill Young, Project Manager, Research Assurance

Frank Lynch, Senior Analyst, Abt SRBI

The Commission will hear topline results of the 2017 VOWS Survey and also learn about opportunities to improve the survey sample and survey techniques in the future.

Item 5: 11:45

PUBLIC COMMENT

Lunch Break: 12:00 pm

Item 6: 1:00

TOLLING

Presenter: Patty Rubstello, Assistant Director, Tolling Division, WSDOT

The Commission will receive updates on several tolling topics, including the sufficiency of toll revenue for SR 520 obligations in the coming year.

Item 7: 2:00

LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET UPDATE

Presenter: Paul Parker, Deputy Director, WSTC

Item 8: 2:15

2017 PERSPECTIVES ON LOCAL TRANSPORTATION GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE

Presenters: Jay Weber, Executive Director, County Road Administration Board
Walt Olsen, Deputy Director, County Road Administration Board
Chris Workman, Manager, Engineering, Transportation Improvement Board
Vaughn Nelson, Manager, Finance, Transportation Improvement Board
Ashley Probart, Executive Director, Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board

State agencies that provide grants to counties, cities, and ports for transportation improvements will provide their fiscal and policy perspectives for the 2017/19 Biennium.

Break: 3:00

Item 9: 3:15

CURRENT ISSUES WITH RAIL FREIGHT

Presenters: Beth Redfield, Senior Policy Analyst, Joint Transportation Committees

Dale Jensen, Manager, Spills Program, Department of Ecology

The Commission frequently hears concerns in local communities about rail crossings and crude oil transport. The two reports reveal new data on grade crossing conflicts and oil shipments by rail and by pipeline.

Item 10: 4:40

SECRETARY’S REPORT

Presenter: Roger Millar, Secretary, WSDOT

Adjourn: 5:00

Commissioner Dinner: Budd Bay Cafe, Olympia – 5:30

 

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Item 11: 9:00

THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT ALLIANCE

Presenter: Sean Eagan, Director, Government Affairs, The Northwest Seaport Alliance

The Port of Seattle and the Port of Tacoma combined seaport operations 18 months ago as The Northwest Seaport Alliance. This briefing will report on the successes and challenges of the Alliance to date.

Item 12: 9:45

2016 CORRIDOR CAPACITY REPORT

Presenters: Daniela Bremmer, Director, Strategic Assessment & Performance Analysis, WSDOT

Sreenath Gangula, Multimodal Mobility & Traffic Engineer, WSDOT

Each year, WSDOT works with regional transportation partners to measure and compare current and past congestion in specific urban corridors around the state. Increased population, an improving economy and lower gas prices led to increased congestion on many major corridors throughout the state and also higher transit ridership.

Item 13: 10:20

WILLIAM D. RUCKELSHAUS CENTER GROWTH MANAGEMENT STUDY

Presenter: Joe Tovar, Affiliate Faculty, University of Washington College of Built Environment

The Growth Management Act (GMA) is approaching its 30th anniversary, among growing transportation and housing challenges. The Ruckelshaus Center is proposing a comprehensive assessment of Washington’s framework for managing growth and a process to collaboratively map a path to the future.

Item 14: 11:00

PUBLIC COMMENT

Adjourn: 11:15

 


(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.

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