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1 MINUTES Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board Thursday, December 15, 2016 PSRC Board Room CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting of the Executive Board was called to order at 10:12 a.m. by Mayor John Marchione, President. The signatures on the Attendance Sheet, as well as documentation by staff, determined attendance and that a quorum was present. [To watch a video of the meeting and hear the full discussion, please go to: Members and Alternates that participated for all or part of the meeting included: (**participation via teleconference) Mayor John Marchione, PSRC President Commissioner Glen Bachman Mayor Nancy Backus Councilmember Claudia Balducci Mayor Bruce Bassett **Commissioner Shiv Batra **Mayor Fred Butler Executive Dow Constantine **Mayor Suzette Cooke Commissioner John Creighton Councilmember Dino Davis Mayor Becky Erickson Commissioner Charlotte Garrido Mayor Don Gerend **Mayor Dave Hill Councilmember Rob Johnson Councilmember Kathy Lambert **Mayor Denis Law Executive Pat McCarthy Councilmember Mike O Brien Mayor Joe Pestinger Councilmember Terry Ryan Ms. Amy Scarton Packet Pg. 7

2 **Mayor Ray Stephanson Mayor John Stokes **Councilmember Rick Talbert **Mayor Barbara Tolbert Councilmember Mike Todd Members absent included: (*alternate present) Commissioner Cary Bozeman Councilmember Tim Burgess Mayor Jim Ferrell *Mayor Ron Lucas Commissioner Dick Marzano *Secretary Roger Millar Mayor Ed Murray Executive Dave Somers Mayor Marilyn Strickland Mayor Amy Walen COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC COMMENT The following people addressed the board: Paul W. Locke Alex Tsimerman Ken Hearing Gina Estep Comments are on file with the official record of this meeting. PRESIDENT S REMARKS President John Marchione welcomed board members to the last PSRC Executive Board meeting of President Marchione then presented a plaque of appreciation for outstanding regional leadership to Executive Pat McCarthy, who won election to become the State Auditor. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR S REPORT There was no Executive Director s report. COMMITTEE REPORTS Operations Committee Report Mayor John Marchione, Acting Chair, Operations Committee, reported that he chaired the Operation Committee meeting this morning for Executive Dave Somers. He reported that at today s meeting, the committee recommended approval of vouchers dated October 13 through November 14, 2016, in the amount of $993, The committee approved the Updated Packet Pg. 8

3 SEPA Procedures and authorized Extension of a Cooperative Agreement for Development of Travel Modeling Software. Additionally, the committee received reports on the budget, contracts and grants. CONSENT AGENDA ACTION: It was moved and seconded (Ryan/Pestinger) to: (a) Approve Minutes of Meeting held October 27, 2016, (b) Approve Vouchers Dated October 13 through November 14, 2016 in the Amount of $993,907.35, (c) Approve Updated SEPA Procedures, (d) Authorization to Extend Cooperative Agreement for Development of Travel Modeling Software, and (e) Authorize a Change in Transportation 2040 Project Status for Three Projects. The motion passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Authorize a Change in Transportation 2040 Project Status for Two WSDOT Ferries Division Projects: Colman Dock and Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal Rebecca Frohning, PSRC Senior Air Quality Modeler, provided background on the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Ferries Division s request to change the status of two Transportation 2040 projects: Colman Dock and Mukilteo Terminal Relocation/Expansion. Ms. Frohning explained PSRC s process for approving regional capacity projects, the criteria that must be met for a project to receive Approved status, and what it means when a project s status changes from Candidate to Approved. She reported that PSRC staff has determined that both the Colman Dock and Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal projects meet all of the Approval criteria. Nicole McIntosh, Washington State Ferries Director of Terminal Engineering, presented additional information, including design features and schedules, for each of the projects. Construction of Colman Dock is expected to begin in spring 2017 and continue through early 2023, with the dock remaining operational throughout construction. The Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal project will begin construction in 2017 and the new terminal will open in At its meeting on November 10, the Transportation Policy Board recommended authorizing the change in project status for both projects as requested. ACTION: It was moved and seconded (Johnson/Bachman) to authorize a change in project status for the following Transportation 2040 project: WSDOT Ferries Division: Colman Dock from Candidate to Approved WSDOT Ferries Division: Mukilteo Terminal Relocation/Expansion from Candidate to Approved. The motion passed unanimously. Recommendation to Reclassify Bonney Lake and Covington from Small Cities to Large Cities Paul Inghram, Program Manager, provided background on the request by the cities of Bonney Lake and Covington to be reclassified as Large Cities. Jason Sullivan, City of Bonney Lake; and Mayor Jeff Wagner, City of Covington, presented additional information for their respective city s request both cities are currently classified as Small Cities but now meet the required Larger City threshold of 22,500 in combined population and employment. Packet Pg. 9

4 At its meeting on November 3, the Growth Management Policy Board recommended that the Executive Board adopt a minor technical amendment to VISION 2040 to reclassify Bonney Lake and Covington from Small City to Larger City. In the discussion that followed, members of the board asked that the Executive Board table action on the recommendation to reclassify Bonney Lake and Covington until a later time to allow the Growth Management Planning Council to complete its work through its countywide process. ACTION: It was moved and seconded (Constantine/Erickson) to table the motion to reclassify Bonney Lake and Covington from Small City to Large City with a proposal to bring it back to the March 23, 2017 Executive Board meeting for action. The motion to table passed by 68 percent. DISCUSSION ITEM Small Cities and Conditional Certification Related to Planning for Growth Exceeding Adopted Targets Paul Inghram, Program Manager, reviewed with the board the concerns expressed by several Small Cities regarding the conditional certification of their local comprehensive plans; and reviewed the Growth Management Policy Board s discussions and recommendation. The Growth Management Policy Board supports maintaining the conditional certification of the Small Cities at this time, while supporting work to resolve the conditional certifications expeditiously, including allowing for input from the King County Growth Management Planning Council and additional work by the cities and PSRC Staff. EXECUTIVE SESSION Executive Director s Annual Performance Evaluation At 11:33 a.m. President John Marchione announced that the board would adjourn to an Executive Session for 10 minutes to discuss the Executive Director s annual performance evaluation. President Marchione reconvened the board meeting at 11:43 a.m. ACTION: It was moved and seconded (Ryan/Stokes) to approve a merit increase for the Executive Director at 3 percent, making his new annual salary $206,088 and continue the employer annual match of $6,000 to a 401a Deferred Compensation Plan. The motion passed unanimously. INFORMATION ITEM Included in the agenda packet was the 2017 Executive Board and Operations Committee meeting schedule. OTHER BUSINESS Packet Pg. 10

5 There was no other business brought before the board. NEXT MEETING The Executive Board will next meet on Thursday, January 26, 2017; 10 11:30 a.m., in the PSRC Board Room. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m Adopted this 26 th day of January, 2017 Mayor John Marchione, President Puget Sound Regional Council ATTEST: Josh Brown, Executive Director Packet Pg. 11