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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTrans 2015-01-20 Item 3E - SCATBd - 11/18/14 Meeting Sumary / 12/16/14 Meeting AgendaSOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (S November 18, 2014 MEETING SUMMARY Members Councilmember Marcie Palmer (Chair) Councilmember Carol Benson Councilmember Dana Ralph Councilmember Wayne Snoey Deputy Mayor Jeanne Burbidge Justin Leighton Charles Prestrud Counci|roenobe, Stacia Jenkins Councilmember Linda Johnson Councilmember Jerry Robison Elizabeth Leavitt Commissioner Don Meyer Chris Arkills Tom Gut Commissioner Don Meyer Robin Mayhew Justin Leighton City of Renton City of Black Diamond City of Kent City of Covington City of Federa Way Pierce Transit WSDOT (Alternate) City of Normandy Park City of Maple Valley City of Burien Port of Seattle Port of Tacoma King County (Alternate) City of SeaTac (Alternate) Port of Tacoma PSRC (Alternate) Pierce Transit 1. Open Meeting After opening comments and introductions the Board adopted the meeting summary for their October 21, 2014 meeting. II. Reports, Communications and Citizens Request to Comment Chair Palmer reminded Board Members that 2015 Board appointment and dues letter will be mailed on in December. Robin Mayhew reported that the Transportation Policy Board (TPB) asked the PSRC to form a TPB subcommittee to develop a sub-regional transportation funding proposal if in case the 2015 Legislature makes no progress on passing a comprehensive statewide transportation package. The goal is to have a transportation funding proposal to present at the January 8, 2014 TPB meeting. Councilmember Linda Johnson asked the Board if they could consider supporting a change in state law that currently shifts the maintenance responsibility of state routes to local cities of a certain size. Ms. Johnson said local cities can't afford the cost of' that responsibility. Councilmember Stacia Jenkins briefed the Board on the Highway Users Federation transportation briefing on a statewide transportation package, and said that Senate Republicans were the most optimistic on the passage of package. Federation members discuss the impacts on the recent elections and the thought that some Democrats lost their elections because of their past support for a transportation package. III. SCATBd 2015 Officers Election SCATBd 2015 Officers Nominating Committee member Wayne Snoey reported that the committee had nominated current SCATBd Vice Chair, Bill Peloza for the 2015 SCATBd Chair and Councilmember Dana Ralph for the 2015 SCATBd Vice-Chair. Chair Palmer asked Board 25 members if there were any other nominations for the 2015 SCATBd Chair and Vice - Chair, hearing none Chair Palmer called for a vote for Vice -Chair Peloza and Councilmember Ralph. The vote was unanimous for Vice -Chair Peloza as SCATBd's 2015 Chair, and Councilmember Dana Ralph as SCATBd' 2015 Vice - Chair. IV. Seaport Alliance Briefing — Port of Tacoma Commissioner Don Meyer and Port of Seattle Commissioner Tom Albro Commissioners Albro and Meyer briefed the Board on the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma Seaport Alliance. They explained the alliance was brought about by external threats that include bigger ships, the expanded use of the Panama & Suez canals, and port infrastructure investments in other parts of the US and Canada. They said the purpose of the alliance is to enhance regional job creation and economic growth by anticipating the needs of marine cargo customers. The alliance will allow the marshalling of joint resources and capacities needed to compete in a world market, and to be able to provide the highest quality service and support. Together, the ports rank 3rd among North American gateway ports by total TEUs. In 2013 about 36.1 million short tons of cargo moved through the two ports, and 21.2 million short tons were international containerized cargo. They explained the existing port commission governance structure isn't changing and each commission will retain their direct responsibility and accountability to the residents of their counties. The two commissions will act jointly on Seaport Alliance policy, while maintaining policy functions for their individual ports. The alliance will unify the Seattle and Tacoma ports' management of marine cargo facilities under one CEO (Port of Tacoma CEO John Wolf) and with a shared management organization. Container and support facilities, break -bulk and other properties are included in the Seaport Alliance to maximize the success of planning investment strategies. Each port will make an equitable investment in a joint operating entity (50 -50) to the Seaport Alliance and retain ownership of their respective property and facilities. The alliance will collectively improve terminal capacity utilization and enable private marine terminal operators to successfully compete in the global market, to grow cargo volumes, protect market share and bring business to their facilities. The Port of Seattle's Seattle- Tacoma International Airport operations cruise and fishing operations and its Real Estate Division are outside the scope of the alliance. Port of Tacoma's industrial real estate properties are also outside the scope of the alliance. V. WSDOT Seismic Retrofit Program — Pat Morin, WSDOT Mr. Morin briefed the Board on WSDOT's three -phase seismic plan to strengthen structural elements that are vulnerable to damage from earthquakes. The three - phased plan includes Phase 1 — secure superstructure to columns, Phase 2 — rehab single columns, and Phase 3 — rehab multi - column structures. Currently WSDOT have completed all of phase 1 for susceptible superstructures west of Moses Lake, in Phase 2 all but 22 single columns have been retrofitted in the State, most of the unfinished single columns located in the Yakima area. WSDOT is continuing to work on Phase 3 projects. 2 26 In response to limited funding, changes in design criteria and recent natural disasters (Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake in Kobe) WSDOT set two primary goals for the region. The first goal is to provide emergency responders direct access to community after an event and to be able to restore the economy following as quickly as possible after an event. Mr. Morin said WSDOT identified a prioritized lifeline route system in the Puget Sound area that included the major north /south and east /west freeways. The purpose of the lifeline route is to preserve mobility through the Puget Sound region and provide access to ports, airports, and major destinations in the case of a major earthquake. The lifeline routes links the JBLM McChord Field, SeaTac Airport and Paine Field, and includes I -5, I -405, I -90, SR 518, SR 526, SR 520 and SR 99, avoiding the liquefaction zones. Mr. Morin said unless new funding is provided, most of the heaviest used portions of this lifeline system will remain vulnerable. WSDOT is asking for an additional $48 million to complete the retrofitting of Puget Sound area lifeline routes around Lake Washington. He also noted that WSDOT needs an additional $800 million to retrofit the bridge structures in the on I -5 between Boeing filed and SR 522. Other Attendees: Commissioner Albro, Port of Seattle Andy Williamson, Black Diamond Councilmember Tamie Deady, Black Diamond Evette Mason, Port of Tacoma Brian Mannion, Port of Seattle Bob Lindskov, Covington Lyset Cadena, SCA Monica Whitman, Kent Rick Perez, Federal Way Grant Griffin, Tukwila Jim Seitz, Renton Andrew Merges, Des Moines Pat Morin, WSDOT 3 27 SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBd) MEETING Tuesday, December 16, 2014 9:00 — 11:00 a.m. SeaTac City Hall 4800 South 188th Street SeaTac Agenda 1. Open Meeting • Introductions • Approve summary of November 18, 2014 SCATBd Meeting Summary (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 • Public Comment Reports and Discussion 9:05 a.m. 3 Seattle Harbor Navigation Improvement Project/Terminal 46 Modernization Project — Ryan McFarland, Port of Seattle Report and Discussion 9:30 a.m. 4. PSRC Sub - Regional Transportation Package Update — Robin Mayhew, PSRC Report and Discussion 10:00 a.m. 28