Puget Sound Regional Council
Boardroom
101 Western Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, WA
Please note: All listed times are estimates only and the Commission reserves the right to move agenda items as needed.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Item 1: 8:00 am
Chairman Welcome and Introductions
Item 2: 8:05
Commission Business
- Proposed 2018 and 2019 Meeting Locations
Item 3: 8:25
Road Usage Charge: Update on Pilot Planning
Presenter: Jeff Doyle, Partner, D’Artagnan Consulting
The Commission will receive an update on preparations for the Road Usage Charge Pilot project.
RUC Update (pdf 648 kb)
Item 4: 9:15
Challenge Seattle’s Annual Transportation Report
Presenter: Marty Loesch, Challenge Seattle
In 2016, Challenge Seattle initiated efforts to improve mobility and reduce congestion. Its first annual report lays out a baseline for progress and provides an update on its work to reduce single occupancy driving and explore innovative solutions for transportation.
Break: 9:45
Final Public Hearing
2017 Ferry Fare Rate and Policy Changes – Action
Item 5: 10:00
Overview of Ferry Fare Proposal
Presenter: Ray Deardorf, Planning Director, Washington State Ferries, WSDOT
Summary of Comments (pdf 682 kb)
Item 6: 10:20
Public Comment
Item 7:
Vote on Ferry Fare Proposal – Action
Resume Regular Meeting
Item 8: 10:45
Seattle Multimodal Terminal At Colman Dock
Presenter: Genevieve Rucki, Design Engineering Manager, WSDOT
Over the next six years, Washington State Ferries will replace its aging and seismically vulnerable ferry terminal on the Seattle waterfront, which serves more than 9 million people a year. This project briefing will highlight changes that include a new passenger-only ferry terminal, and how Colman Dock will remain open and operational during construction.
Multimodal Terminal (pdf 2 mb)
Item 9: 11:15
Ferry Riders Opinion Group Winter Survey Results
Presenter: Bill Young, Project Manager, Research Assurance
The commission will hear the results of the winter 2017 FROG survey conducted to assess the performance of Washington State Ferries and attitudes of winter ferry riders.
Winter Survey Results (pdf 709 kb)
Adjourn: 11:45
(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.