To: Commission

FROM: Aaron Pritchard

RE: Boards and Commissions 2019

DATE: 12.05.19

Bowman

• Greater Seattle Partners Executive Council

- GSP was founded as a public-private sector initiative to establish a leading regional economic

development organization in the greater Seattle region.

- Comprised of Sound Transit Board members and other local elected officials in the corridor. The

purpose of this ELG is to build consensus around key decisions and work through project issues

as needed. Amongst other duties, the ELG will appoint Stakeholder Advisory Group members

and identify a preferred alternative for recommendation to the Sound Transit Board .

- 2020 workplan TBD

- Geri Poor, Charla Skaggs (consultant), Veronica Valdez

• Industrial & Maritime Citywide Advisory Group

- 7 meetings from Nov. 2019 – July 2020

- Mayor Durkan convened the industrial land stakeholder group to guide development of

- Monthly meetings

- New Eastside External Relations employee

• Washington Alliance for Better Schools Board Member

- WABS helps member districts share resources, expertise and technical assistance

- The Board convenes only once a quarter for a two-hour meeting and one half-day board retreat

in the summer.

- Not currently staffed

Calkins

2018 meeting (doesn't attend); and attend subsequent meetings

- Quarterly meetings

- Karin Zaugg Black

• Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT)

- WCIT advocates on federal trade policy issues on behalf of Washington state employers.

- Meets quarterly

- Schinfeld

• King County Regional Census Committee

and environmental groups.

- Meets monthly to advise the Executive Board on key transportation issues

- Pritchard

• Economic Development District Board (PSRC)

- The regional Economic Development Board is the federally designated economic development

district for the central Puget Sound region covering King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

Meets quarterly, beginning in March, on the first Wednesday of the month from 1-3 p.m

- Meets Quarterly

- King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish Counties

- Meets Quarterly

- Marco Milanese

• Joint Advisory Committee (SeaTac)

- Comprised of 3 City Councilmembers and 2 Port Commissioners, the JAC provides policy

direction regarding the Interlocal Agreement (ILA), including review and recommendation for all

major amendments to the ILA prior to Council/Commission action. Discusses current issues,

topics and proposals involving and affecting the Airport and the City

member Executive Committee that oversees administration and management. Hires Executive

Director

- Meets twice a year, WPPA requests that this is the same person as the ex-officio on the Exec

board.

- Eric ffitch

Felleman

• Tribal Liaison

- Works on issues between Tribes , POS and NWSA

- Meetings set as needed, no meetings last year

- Nate Caminos

• Highline Forum

- The Highline Forum provides Southwest King County municipalities, educational governing

bodies and the Port of Seattle with the opportunity to share information. Two co-chairs – an

elected representative from the Port (Port Co-chair) and an elected Community Co-chair. One

elected representative (Port Commissioner) and one senior administrator (Airport Managing

Director) serve as the primary members on the Forum. Designated alternates.

- Six meetings a year on fourth Wednesday. meets every other month

- Two co-chairs, one from POS, one from one elected community member

- Airport Managing Director serves on committee

- Marco Milanese

• King County Cities Climate Collaborative

- King County and seventeen partners collaborating through the King County-Cities Climate

Collaboration (K4C) to coordinate and enhance the effectiveness of local government climate

and sustainability action. Creating collaboration around regional GHG reduction

- Meets twice a year

- Meets quarterly

- Felleman appointed to four-year term, ends 06/30/2020

- No Staff

• Puget Sound Regional Council Executive Board (PSRC)

- Executive Board members are appointed by their General Assembly constituents to represent

the member governments. The board is chaired by PSRC’s president, meets monthly and carries

out delegated powers and responsibilities between meetings of the General Assembly.

- Meets monthly

- Board members appointed by general assembly constituents

- Eric ffitch

• Visit Seattle Advisory Board - ex-officio

- Meets monthly to review business plan and understand convention and tourism business

market.

- Non-voting member of board meets monthly

- Peck

• UW Air Quality Study Advisory Panel

- Ultrafine particulate emissions related to aircraft study funded by state legislature and Port of

Seattle. Funded by POS and state legislature

- Report released.

- Stephanie Meyn covered for Gregoire

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- The Institute positions UW Law at the center of teaching, research, scholarship, policy and

Steinbrueck

• Highline Forum (alternate)

- Meets every other month

- Two co-chairs, one from POS, one from one elected community member

- Airport Managing Director serves on committee

- Milanese

• Growth Management Policy Board (PSRC)

- The Growth Management Policy Board (GMPB) includes representatives of the PSRC’s member

jurisdictions, regional business, labor, civic and environmental groups. Advises the Executive

Board on key growth management issues.

- Meets monthly

- Gellings, Mills

• SR 509 Executive Committee

- Meets with electeds from Puget Sound Gateway (SR509/SR167) partnership cities to advance

the project.

- Meets quarterly

- Geri Poor