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Home My WebLink About2007-08-13 Transportation Minutes City of Tukwila Transportation Committee TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes August 13, 2007- 5:00 p.m. PRESENT Councilmembers: Pam Carter, Chair; Pam Linder and Joe Duffie Staff: Jim Morrow, Bob Giberson, Pat Brodin and Kimberly Matej CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Carter called the meeting to order at 5:06 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS No presentations. II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Bridge Inspection Update In response to the recent tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Jim Morrow informed the Committee of a request made by the Washington State Department of Transportation. The state is requesting the re- inspection of all steel truss bridges and bridges declared as structurally deficient. The Boeing Access Bridge is considered to be rated structurally deficient and has been re-inspected by the City's two certified bridge inspectors, Pat Brodin and Robin Tischmak. A bridge status report will be forwarded to the Department of Transportation. Staff stated that all bridges in Tukwila are inspected every two years. Staff clarified the definition of a structw'ally deficient bridge; it simply means that the bridge has been identified to have a problem. In other words, it is not 100% perfect. That problem could be as minor as requiring a weight restriction to ultimately requiring replacement. When a bridge is determined to be structurally deficient, it does not mean that it is in imminent danger of collapsing. The Committee was complimentary of the informational memo in the agenda packet regarding the bridge inspection update and has requested staff forward the memo as well as the accompanying bridge rating table to each Councilmember for informational purposes only. INFORMATION ONLY. B. 2007 Second Quarter Report No discussion on Second Quarter Reports. INFORMATION ONLY. ill. ANNOUNCEMENTS - No announcements. IV. MISCELLANEOUS - Meeting adjourned at 5:39 p.m. Next meeting: Monday, August 27, 2007 - 5 :00 p.m. - Conference Room 1 PC. Committee Chair Approval Minutes by KAM. Review by GL.