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S OUTH C OUNTY A REA T RANSPORTATION B OARD (SCATBd) - June Meeting Summary
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
i.Introductions
ii.Reports: Cynthia Foley: Regional Transportation Committee update on Metro CONNECTS implementation and
that Metro has issued a Request for Proposals for the paratransit program.
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operations at SeaTac Airport, describing how demand for seats on planes has grown with population growth in
the region. The Port acknowledged that it is a good suggestion to consider siting another regional airport and
that the regional baseline study being conducted by the PSRC will look at overall description of growth and how
to accommodate it.
Port of Seattle staff, Claire Gallagher provided an overview of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan process of
work already completed including conducting an inventory, developing forecasts, conducting facility planning
and developing alternatives. Near term major improvements at SeaTac Airport include: New aircraft parking,
improved transit connections, above ground automated people mover connecting car rental with terminal,
realignment of southbound lanes to airport to increase capacity, second terminal improvements (processor with
ticketing, baggage processing), adding 19 gates (to the 90 existing). Relocation of maintenance shop and new
firefighting station, taxiway improvement (more pavement for planes to que), relocation of fuel farm.
Question: How are the annual number of planes calculated? 416k aircraft in 2017 to 480k aircraft in 2018,
increased by 64k per year or 175 total flights per day. Cargo is a small portion of that figure.
Arla Purcell, Director of Sustainability for SeaTac Airport provided an overview and described the purpose of the
NEPA and SEPA, federal and state environmental processes being employed. She described the robust, 12-18
month engagement process to prepare a NEPA Environmental Assessment and a SEPA Environmental Impact
Statement. Three open houses are planned. The agency ğƓķ ƦǒĬƌźĭ ƭĭƚƦźƓŭ ƦƩƚĭĻƭƭ ĬĻŭźƓƭ WǒƌǤ ЋЌ Α ЏЉ ķğǤƭ
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thru Sept. 21. Week of Sept 10, the agency and public meetings will be held. Scoping package will provide
information on near term projects, engagements and preliminary methodology on the topics. There are a
variety of ways to comment on the website or at public meetings with court reporters.
Questions: Concern with impacts of growth on surrounding communities. What kind of assurance will be given
to prioritization of mitigations and impacts and funding? The process requires the Port to mitigate for impacts,
beyond what is required legally is a policy question. The Port Commission has pledged to conduct a transparent
process but must decide at what point will use of public dollars to mitigate impacts be enough? The Port is
considering use of mitigation formulas and strategies used for maritime impacts for this SeaTac expansion.
The state is concluding a study in fall, 2019 on the impacts of fine particulates associated with air travel at
SeaTac. Will this study be incorporated into your environmental process? If information is available we will use
it. First part of state study is looking at levels of fine particulates and how much are associated with aircraft.
Second part of the study looks at the health of populations surrounding the airport. POS co-funded that study.
This a long range plan, other jurisdictions have long range plans. Why not have all jurisdictions plan together,
regionally. PSRC is producing the long range, regional plan with a lot of elected officials and it is the most
appropriate place. The purpose of the PSRC study is to pull together all of the data and studies to produce a
baseline. PSRC is working with the FAA to produce the scope and timing of the study that will line up with the
completion of Vision 2050 mid-2020. PSRC study is a descriptive and not a prescriptive study for the POS and the
region as a look at how to accommodate growth and demand for air travel.
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iv.Sound Transit, Bus Rapid Transit on I-405 and SR 522 / NE 145: Barnard Van de Camp spoke to forecasted
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corridors: I-405 and SR 522/NE 145. BRT will improve transit speed, reliability and access. Extensions to park
and ride lots, new buses, new bus operations and maintenance facility, branding and rider information system.
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Project goals are to stay in budget, maximize ridership, improve mobility and provide access for multiple modes
and users. Trying to build a network so working very closely with KC Metro and communities in which we are
operating to suite local needs. I-405 master plan looked at a variety of technologies and leaned toward BRT.
Examples in the north end made are ramps in Bellevue, other investments over time. Includes SR 518. From
.ǒƩźĻƓ Ʒƚ .ĻƌƌĻǝǒĻ Ʒƚ \[ǤƓǞƚƚķ Α ЌА ƒźƌĻ ĭƚƩƩźķƚƩ͵ ЊЊ BRT stations over 7 cities, 3 parking facilities, 1,300 new
stalls, 1 new transit center, estimated 15-18k riders by 2040. Connections to light rail at Lynwood, Bellevue and
Tukwila.
Speed and reliability show improved BRT travel times. From South Renton to Burien in 2016 shows 31 minutes
in travel time, after BRT 21 minutes (improving rte 560) in travel time. BRT attempts to replicate light rail with
infrequent stops, dedicated lanes, raised platforms, adequate shelter, off-board fare collection and real-time
information. Dedicated lanes and help from WSDOT, on I-405, make this possible. Between Renton and Burien
we will have to weave in the highway from Rainier Avenue exit over to the HOV lane in the center and then out
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and for efficiencies, environmental work will launch after the scoping is complete.
Questions: What kinds of buses will be used? Right now, diesel hybrids but we are looking at electronic buses.
Currently there are no 60 foot buses on the market that have gone thru federal testing successfully however the
technology is changing rapidly.
There is nothing for southeast King County. Has anyone conducted a return on investment study for cost to
each rider for the entire system? We will be tracking costs and ridership closely.
What about parking? Sound Transit (and Metro) are looking at managing parking, perhaps charging a nominal
rate.
YźƓŭ /ƚǒƓƷǤ źƭ ğƌƌ ğĬƚǒƷ ĻƨǒźƷǤ ŅƚƩ ĻǝĻƩǤƷŷźƓŭ͵ ŷƚ Ǟƚǒƌķ {/!.ķ ǞƩźƷĻ ğ ƌĻƷƷĻƩ Ʒƚ ŭĻƷ ƭƚƒĻƚƓĻƭ ğƷƷĻƓƷźƚƓ ğƭ
to further expansion south? If the SCATBd supported expanding the RTA boundaries, they could write a letter
indicating the support of their member cities to initiate that process.
/ğƓƷ ĭƚƓƓĻĭƷ ƷŷĻ ķƚƷƭ ƚƓ ğƌƌ ƷŷĻ ĭŷğƓŭĻƭ ĭƚƒźƓŭ͵ /ğƓ ǞĻ ƭĻĻ ƷŷĻƒ ğƌƌ źƓ ƚƓĻ ƦƌğĭĻͪ The PSRC has developed
for the first time all transit operator planning into one map for the Regional Transportation Plan.
CƚƩ ƷŷĻ ǒƉǞźƌğ LƓƷƌ .ƌǝķ ƭƷğƷźƚƓͲ ǞŷğƷ ƉźƓķ ƚŅ źƒƦƩƚǝĻƒĻƓƷƭ ƒğǤ ĬĻ ƓĻĻķĻķͪ Park and Ride station is full all
the time. Currently a lot of bus service. ST currently deciding if our BRT should enter the station vs. pull up on
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v.Approval of the May Meeting Summary: May Meeting Summary Approved.
vi.Public Comment: Debbie Wagner, Burienʹ ŷĻ tƚƩƷƭ {!at źƭ ğ ŷğƩƒŅǒl and destructive plan for our
communities. Noise complaints are increasing rapidly, nightime cargo flights are flying at night. Poorest and
predominately minority communities are most injured and least able to benefit. Mitigation is not being
discussed. Reject the SAMP. Windows installed to mitigate noise have not worked and have been pulled. Noise
complaints have tripled.
JC Allen, Des Moines: South end gets screwed when it comes to planning. I was an engineer when the SAMP
was built and then we talked about impacts. The Port should be factoring in pollution generated from its
airplanes into public information and its environmental process.
Meeting adjourned 10:53 a.m.
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SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBd)
MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday July 17, 2018
9:00 — 11:00 a.m.
SeaTac City Hall
4800 South 188th Street
SeaTac
1.
Open Meeting
(Breakfast provided by the City ofNormandy Park)
• Introductions
• Approve June SCATBd Meeting Summary
Action
9:00 a.m.
2.
Reports and Communications
• Chair or Vice Chair
• Participant Updates (from RTC and Other Regional
Committees)
Report and
Discussion
9:05 a.m.
3.
Regional Integrated Transit Network — South King
County Focus
Gil Cerise, Puget Sound Regional Council
Report and
Discussion
9:15 a.m.
4.
I-5 System Partnership
Thomas Noyes, WSDOT
Report and
Discussion
9:45 a.m.
5.
• Public Comment
• Next SCATBd Meeting: Tuesday, August 21, 2018
• Next meeting breakfast will be provided by the City of
Pacific
Discussion
10:05 a.m.
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