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SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBd)
August 20, 2013
MEETING SUMMARY
Members
Mayor Pete Lewis (Chair)
Councilmember Marcie Palmer (Vice- Chair)
Councilmember Jeanne Burbidge
Mayor Rebecca Olness
Joe Timmons
Councilmember Elizabeth Albertson
Councilmember Kate Kruller
Councilmember Barry Ladenburg
Councilmember Wayne Snoey
Councilmember Victoria Laise Jonas
Elizabeth Leavitt
Commissioner Don Meyer
Councilmember Carol Benson
Brandon Carver
Chelsea Levy
Charles Prestrud
Genesee Adkins
Mayor Leanne Guier
Councilmember Stacia Jenkins
I. Open Meeting
City of Auburn
City of Renton
City of Federal Way
City of Black Diamond
King County Council (Alternate)
City of Kent
City of Tukwila
City of SeaTac
City of Covington
City of Maple Valley
Port of Seattle
Port of Tacoma
City of Black Diamond
City of Des Moines (Alternate)
Sound Transit (Alternate)
WSDOT (Alternate)
King County (Alternate)
City of Pacific
City of Normandy Park
Chair Pete Lewis opened the meeting, and after introductions the Board approved the July
16, 2013 SCATBd meeting summary.
II. Reports
Board members discussed the federal Harbor Maintenance Tax imposed on cargo
containers unloaded at ports of Seattle and Tacoma. Commissioner Meyer said for every
dollar that is collected on containers the two ports get a about a penny back. He said he was
encouraged by the efforts of our federal congressional delegation to get more of this money
for our northwest ports. He also stressed the need to find a stable source of transportation
funds, including money to help maintain our deep water ports. Councilmember Snoey said
he wants to purse this issue on Harbor Maintenance Tax because it impacts our region's
competiveness. Chair Lewis asked the Ports to identify the outcomes they wanted out a
Harbor Maintenance Tax discussion and then SCATBd can decide if they want to support
this discussion.
III. 2013 Legislative Wrap -Up and Next Steps
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Genesee Adkins, King County Manager of Government Relations, briefed the Board on the
recent legislative session. She said that the King County coalition that was formed to
support a King County local options revenue package worked well to advance a
transportation package through the House. She said, however, because of the failure to pass
a transportation package Metro will have to begin planning for service reductions.
Ms. Adkins said Metro will lose the congestion reduction charge in June 2014, the CRC
generates about $25 mill a year. Metro has an annual operating deficit of $75 million a year
and has been using the CRC revenues coupled with $50 million in reserves to cover the
operation deficit. The Alaskan Way viaduct mitigation agreement with the State will also
end, and the mitigation agreement provides a large number of transit service hours to help
mitigate the construction impacts of the SR 99 tunnel project. She said the rebound in
recent sales tax collections, highlighted by Pierce Transit's pull back on their service
reduction plans, would only shave about $10 million from Metros operating deficit. She
said about 65 Metro routes may be deleted, and about 85 routes might be reduced or revised
in order to shrink its system by about 600,000 annual service hours.
Metro transit is currently working on actual service reduction proposals, and will begin
outreach efforts in October and Novembers to engage the public on these proposals. The
service reductions will not be implemented all the at once and will be carried out in phases
beginning in September 2014. She also said that there are a number of conversations going
with King County stake holders on to keep transportation local options revenue coalition
together, and said the coalition is working hard to push for the adoption of a transportation
package this year. She said adoption of transportation package is possible, but local
governments must remain united and be persistent on pushing the transportation issue.
IV. Transportation 2040 Update (47) Stephan Kiehl and Stephanie Rossi
Mr. Kiehl reported that Federal transportation planning requirements call for the PSRC to
have a long -range transportation plan that is updated every four years. An additional
requirement is that this plan be "fiscally constrained" meaning that there is a reasonable
estimate of existing and future revenues available to cover anticipated investments. He said
a minor update to the Transportation 2040 Plan is underway and includes a number of
refinements to the Plan's financial strategy.
The refinements include updated state of good repair estimates, updated project and
program costs, and the incorporation of the latest historic period of expenditures informing
programmatic estimates. The economic downturn has had a significant impact on current
law revenue estimates. He reported that the impact of these updates is a revenue gap of $9.1
billion (after SCATBd's August 20 meeting the PSRC, based on updated cost and revenue
information, has revised the revenue gap to $3.3 billion). The plan update will emphasize
the importance of preserving, maintaining and operating the existing system. The update
will also seek to balance the financial strategy by moving system improvement projects
from the financially constrained portion of the plan to the un- programmed portion. The un-
programmed portion of the plan is included as part of the full plan and are still eligible for
planning funds.
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Mr. Kiehl said that PSRC Executive Board gave staff direction to proceed with the
development of three scenarios that would apply to the System Improvement project lists.
He said the scenarios included:
• Scenario 1: Move lowest quartile of Prioritization Scorecard results from the
Constrained to the un- programmed portion of the Transportation 2040 Plan.
• Scenario 2: WSDOT, with input from local stakeholders, will revise the highway
project list to reflect recent developments regarding phasing and "right- sizing" of
projects.
• Scenario 3: Focuses on savings that could be generated by moving projects
currently listed in the third decade of the plan that are early in the project
development process, with limited or no identified funding source, into the un-
programmed component of the plan.
Charles Prestrud briefed Board members on WSDOT efforts to develop scenarios that
reflect factors that WSDOT considers when developing a long range plan. Those WSDOT
factors include construction sequencing, the urgency of operations problems, seismic
retrofit considerations and cost effectiveness of projects. He also discussed WSDOT's
efforts to "right size" projects, or to phase projects to gain cost savings.
Mr. Prestrud reviewed a list of draft WSDOT recommendations that moved projects from
the constrained portion to un- programmed portion of the regional plan. He also discussed
projects that are currently in constrained portions that have been "right sized" or have new
project cost estimates. The net impact of this WSDOT scenario was a savings of about
$1.42 billion. The WSDOT scenarios will be presented to the Transportation Policy Board
for their consideration at their September 12 meeting.
Other Attendees:
Meghan Howey, Gordon Thomas Honeywell
Doug Jacobson, Renton
Councilmember Bill Peloza, Auburn
Bob Giberson, Tukwila
Maiya Andrews, Burien
Cathy Mooney, Kent
Councilmember Tamie Deady, Black Diamond
Jim Seitz, Renton
Susan Sanderson, SeaTac
Rick Perez, Federal Way
Paul Takamine, King County
Stephanie Rossi, PSRC
Stephen Kiehl, PSRC
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2014 TRANSPORTATION REFORMS
Return sales tax from transportation construction to the transportation budget
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o Sen. Doug Ericksen's SB 5003 with amendment
o Wouldn't affect the general fund until the 2017 -19 biennium
o BENEFIT TO JOE DRIVER: Nearly $400 million more could be available to entirely fund highway bridge
preservation for the next ten years and achieve statewide bridge conditions in excess of 97% fair and good
Use Environmental Legacy Stewardship Account funds to mitigate stormwater
o The ELSA was created by Sen. Doug Ericksen's SB 5296 in 2013
o $40 million per year would be used for transportation- related stormwater projects, freeing up more revenue
for actual transportation projects
o Wouldn't affect money already set aside for toxic waste cleanup
o BENEFIT TO JOE DRIVER: Would generate an estimated $480 million over 12 years, enough funding to
complete the US -12 widening project near Walla Walla
1( Implement state auditor's recommendations to reform the Ferry Capital Program
o WSF would use a design -build purchasing process for new auto vessels
o WSF would obtain an independent owners' representative as a third -party intermediary to perform project
quality oversight, manage change orders and ensure the contract provisions are carried out
o Would require WSF to use a fixed price contract
o Revisit "Build in Washington" and apprenticeship policies to allow for more competitive bidding
o BENEFIT TO JOE DRIVER: New ferries could be built better, faster and cheaper
Open a dialogue about prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements
o Examine costs associated with prevailing wage and apprenticeship standards for transportation projects while
adhering to federal requirements
o BENEFIT TO JOE DRIVER: Current standards increase construction costs by an estimated 10% to 15 %.
This reform could redirect savings toward additional transportation system needs. For example on the SR -520
bridge replacement project, 15% of the total cost is estimated at just over $200 million — sufficient to fully
fund the current phase of I -90 Snoqualmie Pass improvements and complete the design on the final phase
Streamline environmental permitting
o Examine costs associated with permit approval while maintaining adherence to federal standards
o Would reduce the delay between permit approval and when shovels hit the ground
o Permitting requirements beyond the federal standard can add up to an estimated 20% to a project's costs
o Recent successes include the 2009 Nile Valley landslide repair and the 2013 Skagit River bridge rebuild
o BENEFIT TO JOE DRIVER: Eliminating unnecessary delays and costs will allow for expedited project
completion. As an example, a 20% savings on the total cost of the I-405 Renton to Lynwood corridor
widening project would be estimated to fully fund recommended improvements to interchanges along I -5
through Joint Base Lewis - McChord improving safety and reducing congestion
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2014 TRANSPORTATION REFORMS
IAdd congestion relief to the state's required list of transportation priorities
o Washington Policy Center has advocated for this for years
o Common -sense provision that all Washington residents can support
o "Congestion relief' doesn't necessarily mean more or wider roads
o BENEFIT TO JOE DRIVER: WSDOT and other agencies would be required to consider congestion relief
along with its other transportation priorities already in state law
IUse toll revenue for projects within the corridor being tolled
o Require tolls to cease once a project's bonds are paid, except when used for ongoing maintenance and
operation
o Usage would be limited to the transportation corridor in which they were generated
o Most Washingtonians would support more tolling if they were confident the money was being used for a
project that affects them directly
o BENEFIT TO JOE DRIVER: Drivers wouldn't be forced to pay tolls indefinitely for projects in corridors
they may never use
(Implement the 2013 omnibus transportation reform bill
o Sen. Steve O'Ban's HB 2070 combines four bills (HB's 1957, 1978, 1986, and 1988) that were all passed by
a bipartisan majority in the House in 2013
o Would provide for improved permitting on all transportation projects, require WSDOT to report engineering
errors and seek approval for project changes, among other things
o BENEFIT TO JOE DRIVER: Reduction in major WSDOT - designed project errors such as the SR 520
cracked pontoons and misaligned on -ramps on SR 16
(Use of Public- Private Partnerships
o P3's in other states have yielded significant amounts of savings
o Partnering with local businesses would help drive the economy and provide jobs
o BENEFIT TO JOE DRIVER: Utilizing P3's would help reduce risks and problems in design, construction
and operation of transportation projects
(Reform the state's regional transit authority boards
o Rep. Mark Hargrove's HB 1877
o Would make changes streamlining the state's existing regional transit authority boards
o BENEFIT TO JOE DRIVER: A more streamlined RTA would result in a more accountable, efficient and
equitable system of administering public transportation funds
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For Immediate Release:
Aug. 28, 2013
Attachment C
Washington State Senate
For Interview Contact:
Sen. Curtis King (360) 786 -7626
Sen. Tracey Eide (360) 786 -7658
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Dates set for bipartisan statewide transportation forums
OLYMPIA...Senate Transportation Committee co- chairs Sen. Curtis King, R- Yakima, and Sen.
Tracey Eide, D- Federal Way, today announced the dates and cities that will be included in a
statewide listening tour aimed at gathering input from Washington residents on building a new
package of transportation projects.
Beginning on Sept. 17 in Bellevue, legislators will hold at least one public meeting in each of the
Department of Transportation's six regions. Each meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and last until 9 p.m.
and feature presentations from regional transportation officials, as well as opportunity for public
comment.
Senate Transportation Leadership Forums
['Sept. 17 — Seattle/Bellevue (Northwest Region)
o Stevenson Elementary School, 14220 NE 8th St., Bellevue, WA 98007
❑Sept. 18 — Everett (Northwest Region)
o Snohomish County, Robert Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., 6th floor, Everett, WA
98201
['Sept. 23 — Wenatchee (North Central Region)
o Chelan County PUD Auditorium, 327 N Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee, WA 98801
['Sept. 24 — Yakima (South Central Region)
o Yakima Area Arboretum, Garden View Rm., 1401 Arboretum Dr., Yakima, WA 98901
❑Oct. 2 — Spokane (Eastern Region)
o Greater Spokane Inc., 801 W. Riverside, Spokane, WA 99201
❑Oct. 7 — Vancouver (Southwest Region)
o Vancouver Community Library, Columbia Room, 901 C St., Vancouver, WA 98660
❑Oct. 9 — Tacoma (Olympic Region)
o Evergreen Tacoma Campus, Lyceum Hall, 1210 6th Ave., Tacoma, WA 98405
"What we have right now are critical infrastructure needs across our state and insufficient resources
to address them. To be successful in moving forward we know that we're going to need the support
of the public, which is why these meetings are so important,” said King.
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"We're looking forward to hearing from Washington residents on their priorities for our
transportation system, as well as sharing some of our thoughts for how it can be improved," said
King, referring to a recently released set of specific reform proposals he and others will be discussing
at the meetings.
"Transportation is the backbone to a vital economy, both for jobs and for a strong infrastructure that
drives economic development," Eide said. "We need to make sure the public understands what's at
stake here, and the public needs the opportunity to make their priorities known."
Eide concluded by noting that all legislators and local elected officials are invited to participate in the
bipartisan forums.
For more information contact Erich R. Ebel at (360) 786 -7395 or erich.ebel @leg.wa.gov; or contact
Rick Manugian at (360) 786 -7569 or rick.manugian @leg.wa.gov.
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Attachment D
Possible SCATBd Meeting Time Change for 2014
• At SCATBd's June 18, 2013 meeting the Board discussed a possible SCATBd change in
the SCATBd meeting start time.
• An online Doodle Poll was conducted and presented three meeting time options:
o Move up the SCATBd meeting time to 10 a.m.;
o Move the meeting time one hour earlier at 8 a.m.; or
o Keep the meeting start at 9 a.m.
• Fourteen members responded to the on -line Doodle Poll, there were:
o Nine votes for starting the meet one hour earlier at 8 a.m.;
o Three votes for keeping the current starting time of 9:00 a.m.; and
o Two votes for moving the start time to 10 a.m.
• If SCATBd chooses to move the start time to 8 a.m., the City of SeaTac would be able to
open the Council Chambers at 7:30 a.m. to accommodate am 8 a.m. meeting time.
• The Board was informed that the City of SeaTac has been providing the coffee, and there
was a suggesting that if an earlier SCATBd meeting time is chosen, SCATBd might want
to consider using its dues to buy coffee.
• The Board agreed to take the Doodle Poll under advisement and make a final decision on
the meeting time in September, if there is a change to the meeting time, the Board agreed
to make it effective in January, 2014.
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SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBd)
MEETING
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
9:00 11:00 a.m.
SeaTac City Hall
4800 South 188th Street
SeaTac
AGENDA
1.
Open Meeting
• Introductions
• Approve summary of August 20, 2013
SCATBd Meeting (Attachment A)
Action
9:00 a.m.
2.
Reports, Communications and Citizen
Requests to Comment
• Chair or Vice Chair
• Participant Updates from RTC and
Other Regional Committees
• SCATBd Agreement Reminder
• Citizen Comment
Reports and
Discussion
9:05 a.m.
3.
WSDOT Briefing on Current Status on SR
167 /SR 509 Gateway Projects — John White,
WSDOT (Info will be available at meeting)
Report and
Discussion
9:30 a.m.
4.
Senate Majority Coalition Caucus Legislative
Reform/Legislative Listening Forum
Discussion (Attachments B & C)
Discussion
10:00 a.m.
5.
New 2014 Meeting Time for SCATBd
(Attachment D)
Discussion
and Action
10:30 a.m.
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