Terminal 91 Neighbors Advisory Committee

Annual Report 2010

The Terminal 91 Neighbors’ Advisory Committee (NAC) is pleased to provide the

Port of Seattle Commission with this report of its activities for the year 2010.

Diana Dearmin, President Ellen Monrad, Chair

Nancy Bainbridge Rogers Don Harper

Fred Rapaport Kirk Robbins

Gene Hoglund Jim Smith

Kevin Patrick, Alternate Glenn Avery, Alternate

Steve Erickson, Alternate

Bruce Laing served as NAC Chair and Cecil Gray served as Interim Chair during

2010. Their services were provided through Executive Services Corps of

Washington, a non-profit organization. Christa Dumpys, City of Seattle

Bradley, Dan Burke, Fred Chou, Rosie Courtney, Sally del Fierro, Joseph Gellings,

Mark Griffin, Eric Hanson, Michael McLaughlin, Joe McWilliams, Mike Merritt, Paul

Meyer, Vicki Watts, and Christine Wolf. Marni Heffron, Heffron Transportation,

briefed NAC on traffic studies prepared for the Port.

Meetings

NAC met monthly on the third Wednesday of the month. The principal activity

was dialog among NAC members and between NAC and Port staff regarding

Terminal 91 including the North Bay area. NAC also discussed issues

geographically adjacent, or outside NAC’s purview, that could affect Port

The Magnolia Community Club and the Queen Anne Community Council affirm

that NAC has a constructive and positive value to both the Port and neighboring

communities. Participants all view the committee and its meetings to be

informative, cooperative, and a desirable forum for discussion and consensus

building. The underlying Short Fill Redevelopment Agreement (NAC Agreement)

has proven effective for its purposes to date.

that the proposed replacement solution, with its ancillary alterations to

related arterials, is not adequate to serve the Port’s interests and those of

the Magnolia and Queen Anne Communities in general and specifically not

adequate to accommodate Terminal 91 truck traffic.

2. Cruise Operations. NAC continues to be concerned with the following

aspects of Cruise operations: Noise levels of ship public address systems;

impact of cruise generated vehicular traffic on parking at Terminal 91 and

on peak traffic volumes in the vicinity of Terminal 91.

3. Terminal 91 Uplands Development. NAC seeks to stay abreast of,

and influence, any plans that potentially alter or guide development of the

5. Traffic.

a. Traffic studies have been reinitiated in conformance with the NAC

agreement and at the request of the communities.

b. The latest study confirmed that several traffic thresholds continue

to be exceeded during cruise ship operations.

c. NAC members have continued concern over traffic volumes and

flows within Terminal 91, on external arterials and at intersections

that affect Port interests in the area.

d. NAC has had continuing discussions on the appropriateness of

current trigger levels and the advisability of adopting alternative

following approach is desirable and will be implemented: Port staff will

informally “scope” specific issues and use the scoping process as a basis

for discussion with NAC. Informal dialogue will be completed prior to any

formal triggering or proposal for amendment.

2. NAC community members continue to urge the Commissioners to exercise

3. Discussions continue on a proposed placement of a combined sewer

overflow (CSO) installation and a concomitant potential of land exchange

in the lower Smith Cove Area involving a Seattle owned playfield which is

used for up to U10 soccer and is open for other uses. This subject is

complex for a) the number of “players” (Port, City, County and

communities) and b) the details of valuation, equity, uses, design,

construction, mitigation, etc. It is essential that a full and complete public

process be initiated having the combined participation of all the “players”

in order to develop a comprehensive understanding and acceptance by all

parties.

of a new bridge. Two of the five alternatives are no longer relevant

because they rely on the Port constructing a new road and bridge

between Port property and 15

of way, a project the Port is no longer considering. NAC requests that

Port and City staff update the strategies for emergency access and

formalize a preferred alternative in a manner that would facilitate the

rapid implementation of access to the Magnolia Community in the event

of an emergency.

5. The Magnolia and Queen Anne Communities have responded to a Port

Other Matters

NAC appreciated the participation of Commissioner Rob Holland in our January,

2010 meeting and the participation of Commissioner John Creighton in our June,

2010 meeting. We invite each and all Commissioners to attend a NAC meeting

at your convenience. Meetings are usually on the third Wednesday of each